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Crochet in the time of COVID
After Aotearoa entered into COVID-19 shutdown on 25 March 2020 and teddy bears started appearing in windows, local Nelson resident Ailys Tewnion picked up her crochet hook and started to make her own.
Armistice Day - 11 November
The introduction of weaponised gas on the battlefield during World War One
From Our Collection - A 19th Century Automaton Doll
With her glazed over expression, this automaton doll is creepy but fascinating…
Today in History - 18 September: The Port Kembla sinks off Farewell Spit
At about 1 a.m. on 18 September 1917, there was an explosion on board the SS Port Kembla
Renowned painter Gottfried Lindauer’s Nelson connection
The name Gottfried Lindauer is renowned in New Zealand. The recent donation of a Lindauer painting to Nelson Provincial Museum sheds light on the less well-known connection that the artist has to Nelson.
Today In History - 15 August: VJ Day
The Second World War was the greatest conflict ever to engulf the world, taking 50 million lives. It shaped the world we have lived in ever since.
15 August 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War.
Happy Birthday Moller Fountain!
The Moller Fountain has graced Haven Road for eighty years, beautiful by day and night. It was first turned on at an opening event on 7 August 1940. Find out more about the history of this iconic Nelson landmark.