What’s the point of museums?

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...
Land of a Thousand Sorrows

Land of a Thousand Sorrows

Where Mercury Twin CinemasWhen Saturday, 11 June 2022 from 15.00-17.00Duration 2 hoursPrice $10 each (all proceeds go to the Mercury Bay Museum) Join the Mercury Bay Museum, Mercury Twin Cinemas and HMS Buffalo Re-examination Unit to bring you the first New Zealand...
The Museum Spooky House

The Museum Spooky House

28th October 2023 from 5pm-7pm. Are you ready for a spooky night @ the museum!! Can you make it through the Halloween house??Join us if you dare! Tickets are $6 per person and are available at the Museum – pre-purchase would be preferred as we get very busy on the...
Moving Animals of Aotearoa

Moving Animals of Aotearoa

Join us in the Museum this summer holidays for a fun activity searching for our missing passengers! Can you find our passengers boarding passes and answer the questions?? REWARD offered!! Once you have found our migrating animals why not head over to MTC Mercury Twin...

Latest update from the Mercury 250 Trust

Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! Latest update from the Mercury 250 Trust From the Mercury250 Trust Te Whanganui o Hei: “What a start to 2019 it’s been with the bright bloom of the pohutukawa giving way to the...