Te Hītori Aotūroa: Learning from Nature is a thought-provoking exhibition that delves into the world of birds, bones and bugs, showcasing natural history highlights from the Museum’s collection.
Animal Antics: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is a hilarious exhibition curated from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Collection featuring mischievous monkeys, clumsy cats, and photobombing fish captured in their most comical moments.
Put your comedic skills to the test and submit your funniest captions and you could win one of five EUGY Cardboard model kits from our Muesum shop! T&C’s apply.
Nelson and Tasman boast some of the most varied geology in New Zealand. It is a region with rich mineral deposits and exciting history of geological exploration and mining. It’s bays and beaches, port and sea have shaped the lives of its inhabitants. The first part of the gallery is laid out as a map of the region tracing the mountain ranges from the West Coast to Golden Bay and from the Richmond Ranges to the Boulder Bank.
Discover the stories, peoples, history and Taonga (treasures) of the six Mana Whenua Iwi of Mohua, Motueka and Whakatu (the Nelson/ Tasman Region) and explore the human interaction with the region, from early Māori settlement, exploration and migration and 19th-century European establishment of the Nelson Province.
Throughout the Regional Gallery contemporary artists have responded to historical stories and objects producing commissioned work that helps narrate the story of the region.
We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with The Brook Waimārama Sanctuary to create an educational display which highlights native species found at the Sanctuary. Visitors will have an opportunity to view a lifelike Beech tree, taxidermy from the Museum’s own collection, and a wētā hotel – right in the middle of the Museum. Conservation in Action includes a video of the Sanctuary’s conservation journey, and an original Taonga Pūoro soundscape composed and recorded by Bob Bickerton in the Sanctuary itself. On display in our Regional Gallery now.
Read the Nelson Mail article - Slice of wildlife sanctuary comes to the city
Wracking your brain for after school activities with the kids? Why not head along to the Museum and join one of our drop-in workshops for kids?
Ceramics form a special part of Whakatū's rich heritage, so why not give working with clay a try during the Tuku 24 Festival?
THIS EVENT IS NOW BOOKED OUT
Bookings are essential to secure limited seats.
Free Event
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Nelson Provincial Museum, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Join Associate Professor Boyd Cothran and Professor Emeritus Adrian Shubert of the Department of History, York University to celebrate the launch of The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850–1914
This fascinating work of global history offers a vividly detailed and engaging narrative of globalization writ small, viewed from the decks and holds of a single vessel.
- Author talk
- Light supper
In collaboration with:
This is your chance to delve deeper into the Regional History Collection of Nelson Tasman.
Join award-winning Nelson nature photographer Rebecca Bowater as she shares her rich experiences of photographing the precious birdlife of our region.
Join us at the Museum this Easter for an egg-citing activity designed especially for tamariki!
We're joining in the fun of Seafood Saturday on March 9th. Check out out lineup of oceanic activities for you to try.
