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The Story
OrganizerConceived under Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, a great modernising patron, the museum was built in an Indo-Saracenic style and opened around the turn of the twentieth century, with the Picture Gallery added to house the ruler's collection of European paintings. It became a centrepiece of Baroda's celebrated cultural and educational ambitions.
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Cultural Significance
▾The Baroda Museum reflects the enlightened patronage of the Gaekwad state and preserves a wide-ranging collection that made Vadodara an important centre of art and learning in western India.