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New HMS Buffalo Exhibit
The Mercury Bay Museum in Whitianga has recently unveiled a new HMS Buffalo exhibit. Work on the exhibit began in February this year and was completed at the end of June. “Myself and my volunteer team have been working hard over the last few months to put together the...
Museum in a Box
My visit to Whenuakite Country Kids – May 2019In May, I visited Whenuakite Country Kids to present our ‘Museum in a box’ Education programme called ‘Little Ship - Big Minds’. This programme delivers information to the children about the HMB Endeavour and some of the...
May 2019 Overview
Wow, the roadworks are nearly complete outside the Museum and our new driveway entrance is looking fab. Thanks to Lissa and the Dempsey Wood team – you have made this process so easy! Inside the museum things are moving along too. We recently held a training session...
A Mystery to Solve!
Summer has now left us and the mornings are a lot cooler. The Museum is now in its winter hours – so closed Monday’s (except for Queen’s Birthday) and 10am-4pm Tuesday to Sunday. Thank you to all who visited over the summer break. It was great to see so many new...
An Exciting Find
The old water tank of the Mercury Bay Dairy factory (the building that is now the Mercury Bay Museum) is home to a substantial collection of historical maps, records, books containing financial transactions and novels - many more than a century old. Mercury Bay Museum...
When the Regional Collections Advisor comes to visit
When our Regional Collections Advisor – Kate, calls and says that she is coming to visit and to find her some interesting objects to look at it - we put our thinking caps on. While looking through the collection objects for the redevelopment of the HMS Buffalo exhibit...
MYSTERY OBJECT FOR FEBRUARY
The Delusion Mouse Trap was designed by an American named John Morris.
Latest update from the Mercury 250 Trust
19 October 2019 (TBC)
Powhiri at Wharekaho
Venue: Wharekaho Beach and Ngati Hei land
DEC 2018 OVERVIEW
Goodbye 2018 and welcome 2019!!I thought we should have a look back at 2018 – a year in review!Number of Visitors – 6,337 (January to December 2018) 736 from Mercury Bay and wider Coromandel, 3,565 from New Zealand and 2,036 from the World.New Exhibits – 5 – pictured...
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