In South Mumbai’s ‘Heritage Mile’, home to many colonial buildings, including the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, there’s a hidden gem. It is Sarmaya’s new outpost, which opened last month on the second floor of the 146-year-old Lawrence & Mayo building in Fort. The 3,500 sq.ft. space, once home to a bank, now houses the decade-old hybrid museum’s archive — a repository of art, artefacts, and living traditions from across the subcontinent. With large arched windows, floor to ceiling bookshelves, exposed wooden beams, and comfortable chairs strewn about, it is cosy and welcoming. A gorgeous Gond painting on the wall looks on as visitors quietly research or browse the pieces on display.
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