by Rebecca Cox | Jan 20, 2020 | Museum Articles
Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! 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...
by Rebecca Cox | Dec 4, 2019 | Museum Articles
Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! 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...
by Rebecca Cox | Aug 15, 2019 | Museum Articles
Twelve Days – 1769 It has begun!! We have started the work on our new exhibit ‘Twelve Days – 1769’ and in fact as you read this the main ‘bones’ of the exhibit is complete and now it’s the pretty design stuff to do. This takes a little longer to get right so...
by Rebecca Cox | Aug 7, 2019 | Museum Articles
Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! New HMS Buffalo Exhibit The Mercury Bay Museum in Whitianga has recently unveiled a new HMS Buffalo exhibit. Work on the exhibit began in February this year and was completed at the end of June....
by Rebecca Cox | Feb 4, 2019 | Museum Articles
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...
by Rebecca Cox | Dec 12, 2018 | Museum Articles
Our Blog Come Behind the Scenes – a weekly insight into the Museum world! Nov 2018 Overview Wow that year went fast!! They say time flies when you are having fun.We have once again had a busy month here in the museum. We had an amazing turn out for our Business After...
