Keep the Lights On

Keep the Lights On

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...
Museum Update for Feb 2024

Museum Update for Feb 2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR! OMG – where did those 2 months go!! We are in February and by the end of next week in March – its crazy how time flies when you are having fun. We have had a great summer here in the Museum. Although our numbers weren’t quite the same as...

March Overview

March Overview The Museum has been a little quiet lately with a reduced number of visitors. The visitors that are still coming through however have travelled from some distances – Whanganui, Nelson and Christchurch just to name a few. So New Zealanders are still...

Covid Update

Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! Covid Update On Monday 22nd November 2021, the Government announced its intention to move Aotearoa New Zealand into the COVID-19 Protection Framework from Thursday 2nd December 2021 at 11:59pm....
Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!! We have started 2021 off with fabulous numbers of visitors through the doors.  These visitors are from all over Aotearoa New Zealand. Its awesome to see that people are getting out there and seeing their own country!  Thank you to everyone who has...

April Overview

Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! April Overview What an unprecedented time we are currently in. Working and learning from home has been an experience that we are all getting used to after five weeks or so. With the move to...