Sabyasachi Mukherjee is Director General of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS Museum), Mumbai, and also Director of the Postgraduate (Diploma) Programme in Museology and Art Conservation at CSMVS Institute, University of Mumbai. Under his leadership from 2007, CSMVS has undergone extensive modernisation, including refurbishment of the museum’s main building and the establishment of a conservation centre, a new Children’s Museum, an institutional archive, new galleries and educational initiatives. In 2010, in recognition of his initiatives, UNESCO awarded the Museum the 2010 Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. He has organised numerous art exhibitions and international shows and has overseen publications, conservation projects, exchange programmes and archive projects in partnership with museums worldwide. A frequent lecturer and active member of many professional committees, more particularly the Bizot Group (a distinguished group of world museum directors) and the UK-AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council), he has also been a fellow of the Nehru Trust and the Salzburg Global Seminar. The Bombay Management Association conferred the Special Jury Mention Award 2016–17 on him in recognition of his outstanding contribution towards the preservation of Indian culture and enhancing the glory of the Museum. The University of Edinburgh has conferred upon him the degree of Doctor honoris causa for transformation of CSMVS to a vibrant and engaged cultural catalyst in Mumbai.

S. Mukherjee is sponsored by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade