<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Headquarters.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
50,000 The approximate books in the library of what used to be Mahatma Gandhi's Bombay headquarters during the freedom struggle
360 Books read by Gandhi that are housed in the museum
45 Books written by Gandhi that are part of the collection log on to gandhi-manibhavan.org
<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Books-shelter.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
Six The number of double decker tram models in the collection, which ran in the city from 1920 to 1964. Two of them are still functional
One A trolley bus model that ran on an electric route between Gowalia Tank and Mazgaon from 1962 to 1971
<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Bus-stop.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
Five The total types of ticket-issuing machines in the museum log on to bestundertaking.com
82,795 Total documents (the oldest being from 1830s; with papers revealing the genesis of the company, and architectural and technical drawings including those of typewriter keyboards in regional languages)
<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Godrej-archives.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
52,006 Photographs (oldest being from 1880s with some taken by well-known industrial photographer Mitter Bedi in 1970s) in the archives
1,266 Memorabilia (including the ballot box made for the first election of independent India, along with models of typewriters, that of a refrigerator from 1958, steel cupboard from 1930s, safes, etc.) Log on to: archives.godrej.com
780 Clay models in the collection of the oldest museum in the city
<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Arts-Gallery.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
92 Miniature paintings
230 Total metal objects including artefacts in brass, bronze, copper, bell metal, koftagiri, bidri and photographs on metal Log on to: bdlmuseum.org
<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Wales-Museum.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
60,000 Total exhibits, which include paintings, sculptures and numismatic
5,000 Natural history specimens in the collection of which 430 are currently on display
<img title="Buddha" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/cute-buddha.jpg" alt="Buddha" />
2,000 Chinese and Japanese art exhibits in the collection of which 1,100 are on display
4,000 Indian and non-Indian paintings and prints Log on to: csmvs.in
<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Coin.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
10,000 Total exhibits of Indian coinage, paper currency, financial instruments and monetary curiosities
<img title="Representation pic" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2018/apr/Bank-of-India.jpg" alt="Representation pic" />
1,500 Exhibits that provide a ringside view of the birth of currencies Log on to: rbi.org.in
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