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Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world!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 below is our new exhibit ‘A Coastal Port’
- Visiting Groups – 9
- New Volunteers – 7
- Volunteer Hours – 1,830 (Front of House, Collection & Handyman)
- Items Catalogued – 514 over 1,021 hours
We are looking forward to a very busy summer. We will be at the Cooks Beach Gala and the Seaside Carnival – so look out for our Pop-Up Museum. We are also planning a Night @ The Museum for mid-January, check out our Website and Facebook events page.
If your New Year’s resolution is to give back to your community and you have a passion for history, come in and have a chat. We are always looking for new volunteers.
Have a safe summer and see you all soon!!
Becs Cox – Manager
Article first published in The Informer
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.
