As part of Tuku 2026, we are opening the doors to the museum’s
Isel Park Research Facility for a special Open Day.

Join us for a hands-on heritage craft workshop

Join us for a special screening of Five Films For Freedom, the world’s widest-reaching LGBTQIA+ online celebration.

Session2
Join Mr Science at Nelson Provincial Museum for a fun, interactive exploration of light and colour (and bubbles!), inspired by our exhibition Te Ao Kanapa: The Wonder of Light, Colour and Pattern.

Session1
Join Mr Science at Nelson Provincial Museum for a fun, interactive exploration of light and colour (and bubbles!), inspired by our exhibition Te Ao Kanapa: The Wonder of Light, Colour and Pattern.

Session 2
Step into a world of colour! In this fun, hands-on workshop, tamariki will create their own kaleidoscope to take home, decorated and filled with sparkle, patterns, and plenty of imagination.

Session 1
Step into a world of colour! In this fun, hands-on workshop, tamariki will create their own kaleidoscope to take home, decorated and filled with sparkle, patterns, and plenty of imagination.

Join us for MĪharo! 20 Years of Wonder, a community celebration marking two decades since the Nelson Provincial Museum opened its Trafalgar Street doors. 

Join us at the museum for an update on the ARC (Archive, Research and Collections) Project and the long-term storage solution for the museum's collection.

Get ready to stitch some magic! In this fun, hands-on workshop, kids will decorate their very own wooden star using colorful threads and plenty of imagination.

Get ready to stitch some magic! In this fun, hands-on workshop, kids will decorate their very own wooden star using colorful threads and plenty of imagination.

Join us for a special floor talk by local artist Sue Heydon, as she discusses her deeply personal exhibition, George’s War: Following My Father’s Journey.

Come along and transform an old coin into a shiny pendant.

Come along and transform an old coin into a shiny pendant.

Join us for a special floor talk at Nelson Provincial Museum

Fresh from Munich Jewellery Week, KOHĀ is an activation led by Neke Moa, Sofia Tekela-Smith and Stevei Houkāmau.

Join us for a heritage-inspired craft activity! Perfect for ages 6+

Join us for a special screening of Five Films for Freedom – the world’s widest-reaching LGBTQIA+ online celebration!

Join Dr Aaron Stallard for a journey through geological time as he discusses evolution, extinction events, and the way human activity is shaping the planet today.

Fun day full of scheduled activities for tamariki (stay tuned for more details)

Connections between Aotearoa and the mass extinction events.

Come to the Museum dressed as a dinosaur to receivefree entry into the Six Extinctions exhibition

Free Event: Grasping the consequences of a changing climate can be deeply personal, and we each come at the topic from our own direction.

Tasman Bays Heritage Trust | Nelson Provincial Museum warmly invite you to attend our Annual Meeting.

Join Nick Mortimer, GNS Science Te Pῡ Ao, Dunedin, for a discussion on the geology of pakohe.