by Rebecca Cox | Jun 16, 2021 | HMS Buffalo
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...
by Rebecca Cox | Apr 26, 2021 | Past Events
22 May 2021 from 6-8pm The Mercury Bay Museum is hosting a: Murder Mystery Night Fundraiser Tickets will be limited so be in quick. Duration 2 hoursPrepaid tickets are $30.00 each Tickets on sale now Dress up as your your character which will be given to you on...
by Rebecca Cox | Apr 1, 2021 | Past Events
Events A look at what is taking place in Mercury Bay this year New Zealand Archaeology Week: HMS Buffalo – A ship and its survey 30 April 2021 Duration: 1 hour 30min Venue: The Monkey House Club, Whitianga A public evening with presentations and a panel...
by Rebecca Cox | Apr 1, 2021 | Past Events
30 April 2021 from 11am Duration 2 hours Come and join us for a fun session of digging deep to find the artefacts! Archaeologists discover sites that need to be “dug”. The process is very pain stakingly slow but these archaeological sites can tell us...
by Rebecca Cox | Apr 1, 2021 | Past Events
Events A look at what is taking place in Mercury Bay this year NZ Archaeology Week – “Archaeology Is Rubbish!!” 28 April 2021 from 11am Duration 2 hours Come and join us for a fun session of archaeology detective work!! Archaeologists can learn...
