Events
A look at what is taking place in Mercury Bay this yearNZ Archaeology Week – “Going Potty!!” kids activity session
27 April 2021
Join us to “dig up” a pot and see if you can recreate it and learn what it might have been used for.
Children $2.00 each & adults by koha.
Children must be supervised by an adult.
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...
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...
Become a Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer to be part of our front-of-house team welcoming visitors to the museum, read our volunteer programme fact sheet and download our application form from the link below.
