-
Stewart Brown provides an update on the Rotorua Museum Project
Monday, 16 September 2019
-
Creative Storage Solutions for Beloved Taonga
Monday, 2 September 2019
When the Bath House building, home to Rotorua Museum, had to close in November 2016 following the Kaikoura earthquake, immediate steps were taken to ensure the safety of all taonga (treasures) remaining in the building. Following lots of planning the final items were removed in October 2018. While some taonga…
-
The History of the Rotorua Museum Art Awards
Thursday, 22 August 2019
The Rotorua Art Awards as we know them were started by the Friends of the Rotorua Art Gallery in 1983. Before this there had been an annual exhibition award that was run by the Rotorua Society of Arts. The Arts Society evolved from a sketching group which was set up…
-
Rotorua Museum invites you to write a short story about some of the items from the collection
Thursday, 8 August 2019
Rotorua Museum cares for more than 55,000 objects and photographs. Some of these have fantastic stories behind them and some of them have no information whatsoever. A third group have scattered tempting nuggets of information which make the staff wonder “What’s the story?” The team selected some of these items…
-
Swimming in wool
Friday, 21 June 2019
In the 1930s Professor D. B. Anderson of Auckland (“leading swimming instructor in the Dominion”) wrote a booklet on how to swim that contained written instructions for all the strokes. All about swimming, ca1933. By D. B. Anderson. Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa (2008.85) It was…
-
Huge boost for Rotorua Museum and Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre projects
Friday, 14 June 2019
A total $10 million in combined grants from Lottery’s significant projects fund has provided a huge boost for the projects to restore and strengthen Rotorua Museum and the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre. The Rotorua Museum project, to earthquake strengthen and redevelop the Bath House building in which the…
-
World Environment Day
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
For World Environment Day we will consider the possum, introduced to New Zealand for its fur in 1837. Possums really took to New Zealand conditions and have caused serious damage to both plants and birds in New Zealand since that time. We recently unearthed an interesting letter concerning a possum…
-
Rotorua Museum sends AEIOU exhibition on the road
Friday, 17 May 2019
In 2015 the team at Rotorua Museum developed the exhibition: AEIOU Tūhurahia te arapū Māori | Explore the Māori alphabet. This is entertaining, family exhibition focused on the Māori alphabet and visitors enjoyed learning Māori words through a diverse mix of objects from the Rotorua Museum collection. Local Rotorua artist,…
-
Progress on talks to secure Central Government funding for Rotorua
Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick says discussions with senior ministers to secure Central Government funding for the strengthening and restoration of the city’s iconic museum are progressing well. “I am working closely with senior ministers and am heartened by the discussions we’ve had to date to secure Government funding for our…
-
Meet Outside the Walls Walking Tour Volunteer Guide Linda Long
Thursday, 11 April 2019
MeetLinda Long who has recently returned to our part of The Shakey Isles after the terrors of the Christchurch earthquake and aftershocks. Linda enjoys water colour painting and has joined our team of entrepid Outside the Walls Walking Tour guides. Although having lived in Rotorua for over thirty years, my…
Oruawhata Drive
Govt Gardens, Rotorua
07 350 1814
Contact us
Hours
Rotorua Museum is closed while detailed earthquake assessment is completed.
