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Night at the Museum Enjoyed

Oct 31, 2018 | Museum Articles

Thanks you to all those who joined us last night for our Night @ The Museum – A History Mystery.

We all had lots of fun and it was great seeing the flashlights moving around the museum.

Thank you to Guthrie Bowron & Paper Plus for their kind donations.

 

What’s the point of museums?

What’s the point of museums?

I recently read an article in the New Zealand Geographic titled, “What’s the Point of Museums?” Written by Mike Dickason article really gave me some perspective on my job as manager of a museum. We get lot of queries about why certain artifacts are not being displayed...

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The Museum is Turning 40!

The Museum is Turning 40!

Article first published in The Informer With Christmas only a few weeks away, thoughts tend to turn towards the upcoming festivities and our social calendars move into higher gear. Here at the Mercury Bay Museum we are ready to celebrate as well as the Museum is...

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