Meeting Notice:

The Annual Meeting of Tasman Bays Heritage Trust will be held at 2.30pm on Wednesday 6 October 2010. The meeting will be preceded by afternoon tea at 2pm.

The meeting is scheduled to be held in the Nelson City Council Chamber at Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson.

You are welcome to attend this public meeting.

Currently Showing:

Future Food - July 3rd to Mid September

Future Food

July 3rd to Mid September

The Future Food exhibition is about the developments and issues around food that New Zealanders may encounter.

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What's on:

Lower Gallery

At our central city location, TA445, the Lower Gallery leads visitors through an exploration of Te Tau Ihu, top of the South Island from Tasman Bay to Golden Bay. This treasure-filled permanent exhibition focuses on the region's fascinating history and identity, offering opportunity for hours of discovery.

Cnr Trafalgar and Hardy Sts, Nelson
Open: 10:00am-5:00pm weekdays;
10:00am-4:30pm weekends


Museum's Permanent Exhibition Gallery

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Early Settlers' Portraits Conserved

Colonel Charles Thynne-Thomas, c1840, oil on canvas, NPM2010.2.2 Colonel Charles Thynne-Thomas, c1840, oil on canvas, NPM2010.2.2

Four oil paintings from an early Nelson family, given to the Nelson Provincial Museum in 2005, have been conserved and are now ready for public display.

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Up and Coming:

Port Nelson Haven Ahoy!

4 October 2010 - 17 April 2011

We are about to embark on a major exhibition related to early maritime migration to the Colony of Nelson in the early 1840s. The exhibition will be set out like a ship and there will be opportunities for you to participate in the 'voyage'

Register online to get updates about this exciting family exhibition and you will automatically be in a weekly draw to win one of two Family Voyage Tickets. They are worth $30 each and you can register once every week. The prize entitles your family to Free entry to the exhibition right through its 7 month season.

click here to register

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From the Collection:

Chest, sea, A3245
Chest, sea, A3245

The image above shows a wooden cabin chest which belonged to Bernard McMahon who arrived at the Nelson settlement on the Whitby on 4 November 1841. On the ship's passenger list Bernard is listed as an agricultural labourer.

The chest is one of the many objects cared for by the Nelson Provincial Museum. It is a fine example of how the Museum's objects tell stories of the region's heritage.

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Collections Online


 The Nelson Provincial Museum collections Online

The Nelson Provincial Museum is proud to bring you Collections Online the Museum's new online public access catalogue.

This online catalogue lets you search over some of the many collection items held by the Museum.

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