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'''Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum''' is a museum housed within the [[Maharaja]]'s palace (the [[Lakshmi Vilas Palace]]) in [[Vadodara]], [[India]].<ref name=ST2001>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010617/spectrum/travel.htm | newspaper=[[Sunday Tribune]] | date=17 June 2001 | first=Shona | last=Adhikari | accessdate=17 December 2017|title=Old world values and modernism}}</ref>

==Overview==
[[File:Maharaja fatehsingh rao Gaekwad.jpg|thumb|Maharaja fatehsingh rao Gaekwad as child]]
The building was constructed as a school for the Maharaja's children. Today a large number of works of art belonging to the [[Maratha]] Royal family are displayed in the museum. The museum contains works of art collected by Maharaja Sir [[Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III|Sayajirao Gaekwad]] III during his numerous trips out of India. The major works of art in this museum are the paintings by European and Indian artists including a collection of the paintings of [[Raja Ravi Varma]], who was specially commissioned by the then Maharaja of Baroda. The collection includes portraits of the Royal family in addition to the paintings based on [[Hindu]] mythology for which Raja Ravi Varma was famous.

There is a collection of sculptures in [[marble]] and [[bronze]]. These include copies of great masters in bronze commissioned by the Maharaja and also originals by renowned artists. One of the artists commissioned by the Maharaja was an Italian artist [[Fellicci]] whose works adorn not only the Museum but also the Lakshmi Vilas Palace. Some of Fellici's works can be seen on the Public Park ( Sayaji Garden also known as Kamati Baug by the locals).

The museum has an oriental gallery which houses [[Japan]]ese and [[China|Chinese]] sculptures and other works collected by the Maharaja on his visits to these countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vadodara Municipal Corporation|url=https://vmc.gov.in/Museum.aspx|access-date=2020-09-30|website=vmc.gov.in}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.thebharat.com/tourism/museum/mfsm_museum.htm Bharat Article]
*[http://www.maharajafatesinghmuseum.com/ A new website on Maharaja Fate Singh Museum is hosted by Curator of the Museum. The museum is exhibiting more than 30 original paintings of Raja Ravi Varma]
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