Exhibitions

The Mercury Bay Museum is proud to present a range of historic displays:

Twelve Days - 1769

Looks at events as noted by Cook and Banks in their journals and the traditional oral history of Ngāti Hei. They will be reflected by twelve objects for twelve days.

Coastal Shipping

The most important of these is HMS Buffalo, a ship with a colourful history. The museum has a wide range of artifacts from the Buffalo on display.

The History of Fishing

Unique displays that emphasise the passion the people of Mercury Bay have for the marine environment and fishing, both recreational and commercial.

A Dairy History

This exhibit houses the only known Anderson Butter Churn to still be in its working space.

Kauri Logging & Gum Digging

Our Kauri Room displays many artifacts to illustrate this important period in our history.

The 1950s Schoolroom

The Blacksmith’s Workplace

This realistic exhibit containing many of the tools used by blacksmith, Billy Keane.

Natural History

Take a walk through Cathedral Cove and the bush to see the (past & present) native birds, animals and predators that inhabit our region.

Agricultural Exhibit

Our new Agricultural Exhibit was opened in October 2018.

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.

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