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.
The Future Food exhibition is about the developments and issues around food that New Zealanders may encounter.
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
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.
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.
The Nelson Provincial Museum’s Isel Park Research Facility will be closed to the public for the week 13 to 17 September 2010. This temporary closure is necessary to facilitate the development and installation of the Port Nelson Haven Ahoy exhibition opening on 4 October 2010 at Town Acre 445, corner Trafalgar and Hardy Streets Nelson.
From 18 September to 5 October 2010 the Isel Park Research Facility will be open afternoons only Tuesday to Friday as per above times. Please note that appointments are necessary. Saturday opening times are 10am to 2pm and appointments are not necessary.
For more information please contact the Museum on 03 548 9588.
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.
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.
