The restoration of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum in India, has received the Award of Excellence in UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2022 for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation programme is awarded every year since 2000.
It has been recognizing the efforts of private individuals and organizations in restoring, conserving, and transforming structures and buildings of heritage value in the region.
In 2022, 13 projects from 6 countries have been acknowledged for awards, including 4 from India.
The other three winners are
Stepwells of Golconda Fort, Hyderabad - Award of Distinction
Domakonda Fort, Telangana - Award of Merit
Byculla Station, Mumbai - Award of Merit
Topdara Stupa, Charikar, Afghanistan, and Nantian Buddhist Temple, Fujian, China, have also received the ‘Award of Merit’.