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MERCURY BAY MUSEUM JOINS CAMPAIGN TO SAVE MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. Today Mercury Bay Museum joined a nationwide campaign to emphasise the value of galleries and museums in Aotearoa New Zealand, and highlight the existential risks they’re facing. The campaign is a result...
Friday 8th March 2024 3:30pm- 4:00pm
28th October 2023 from 5pm-7pm
28th October 2023 from 8-9.30pm
Mark your calendar, invite your friends, and dive into a world of wonder at the Museum on September 30th at 11:00 AM. This is a one-of-a-kind experience you won’t want to miss!
WEDNESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2023 AT 10:30 at MTC – Mercury Twin Cinemas – Whitianga
Our exciting new exhibition will open on Monday 4th September 2023 and its all about GLASS!! Anything and everything that is glass.
Our exciting new exhibition will open on Monday 4th September 2023 and its all about MUSIC!!
In July 1840, the British naval ship, HMS Buffalo, took shelter in Mercury Bay, Whitianga, New Zealand to weather out an incoming storm. When the storm hit, it was described as ‘hurricane strength’ and resulted in the vessel becoming a total loss on what is now known...
Where Mercury Bay MuseumWhen Friday 30th September from 10.00am - 04.00pmPrice Free This new exhibit is a blast from the past and will reignite familiar memories from many locals and visitors to the area. It is a nod to the Old School Room...
Saturday, 11 June 2022. Join the Mercury Bay Museum, Mercury Twin Cinemas and HMS Buffalo Re-examination Unit to bring you the first New Zealand screening of Land of a Thousand Sorrows Revisited.
It has been a busy time at the Museum recently with arrival of not one or two, but now six pieces of timber that we believe are from the shipwreck HMS Buffalo. Over the weekend of 28th May we received a total of five timbers that were collected from the beach with the...
10am to 3pm*
Closed Sundays
* except Christmas/Boxing Day, Good Friday,
Easter Sunday and Anzac Day.
Last admission 2.15pm
11A The Esplanade, Whitianga
Opposite the wharf.
Wheelchair access & parking is available on The Esplanade.
Adults $12.50
Local Adult $10
NZ Gold Card (Senior) $10
Student (15-18 years) $10
Children Under 14 are free with an accompanying adult
Groups 10+ please contact us re your visit.
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