Friends of Motueka Museum

13/08/2023

Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao is excited to announce our latest exhibition, Code Breakers: Women in Games  which opens to the public at 10 am on Friday 11th August. Admission is free for Nelson Tasman locals and donations are appreciated.

11/12/2022

The people and the history behind many of the photographs we enjoy today at the Nelson Provincial Museum.

Very much against the odds, Rosaline Frank was able to forge a career as Nelson's first woman professional photographer, starting at the end of the 19th century. A local photographer Rosalina McCarthy became so captivated with her near namesake's work and achievements that she's written her story in...

16/11/2022

A very interesting story that should have us all thinking about how easily our history can disappear.

A massive and irreplaceable archive of historically significant photographs is up for sale on the open market, after a lengthy ordeal abroad that almost saw them destroyed. Dubbed the Fairfax Archives, in 2013 the collection of 1.4 million photographs was sent by Fairfax Media to the United States t...

27/10/2022

27/10/2022

Somewhere to go next time you are in Nelson.

25/10/2022

I thought this story was worth a share for those who don't read STUFF. We have waited for the new library Te Noninga Kumu for so long and now it is delivering so many good events for all ages. We visited the Te Waikoropupu Springs on the weekend and saw the story there as well. Our Australian visitor was very impressed with both and thought the panels and the art work and the connecting stories and history is so important for us to know.

Arts festival shows held in Motueka for the first time - in new library where art tells stories alongside books.

30/08/2022

Just in case today was the day you had time to do some research.

Please be advised that our WWI00 and Early Settlers databases are currently offline.

Both databases use software that is now recognised as obsolete. Running this software puts all the Museum’s data at risk of compromise. After consulting with experts, including those at Te Papa and the Auckland Museum, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily remove the databases from our website while we actively investigate solutions. We would like to reassure you that all the data is safe and archived while we work through this process.

In the meantime, much of the WWI00 data is available online at Auckland Museum’s Online Cenotaph:
🔗www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph

The National Library has also permanently archived the WW100 website (which does not include the service database) which can be accessed here:
🔗https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20211115190036/http:/ww100.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/

Information on Early Settlers can be found online at Archives New Zealand:
🔗www.archives.govt.nz/research-guidance/research-guides/citizenship-and-migration/searching-passenger-lists
or
🔗www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1609792?collectionNameFilter=false

If you have any research enquiries please do not hesitate to email or phone the Isel Research Facility on 03) 547 9740 or [email protected].

Thank you for your understanding.

📷 credit: Artist Unknown. Robert Draper and Emma Jane Ricketts, n.d. Oil on canvas. Nelson Provincial Museum: AC2356.1

Nelson Historical Society, Nelson New Zealand

23/08/2022

We have more copies of the Going to Town High Street Motueka book. Available at the Museum for $45 cash. Limited numbers available.

10/08/2022

It’s August, so it must be family history month! 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧

Family History Month is a time to reflect on our roots and celebrate our unique histories and identities.

Our Collections Online is a fantastic research tool. With over 180,000 images online (which now includes proof pages from the Geoffrey C Wood collection - more details to come later this month!), we may just have a photograph of one of your family members! Check out https://collection.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/explore

If you would like to some more extensive digging into your family tree, you can make an appointment to visit our library and archives and conduct research of your own in our physical collection, free of charge. Contact us at [email protected]. Or researchers wanting to know more about our Māori holdings, please contact our Kaitiaki Taonga Māori - Māori Taonga Collections Manager Hamuera Manihera directly on +64 3 547 9740.

And did you know that you can also search Nelson Photo News online?

The Nelson Provincial Museum maintains the Photo News website, which holds great images and stories about what was happening in Nelson between 1960 and 1972.

You can check out Nelson Photo News via www.photonews.org.nz/nelson

Happy browsing 🙂

📷 credit: Hill. Nelson Provincial Museum, Geoffrey C Wood Collection: 209151

08/08/2022

A snippet of our new display on The Janie Seddon. The photo is the original compass from the Janie Seddon still functioning on its gimbal. The Museum would love to see your photos and stories you have of the Janie Seddon.

22/07/2022

Last days of the Parades, Progress and Promotions exhibition at the Motueka Museum. Sunday 24th there will definitely be a volunteer from 10am till 2pm. Make her day and fill the museum with your chatter about the great photographs about High Street. See the window displays on The Auckland, Changs, Bucholz and the Barber. Sit under the old fashioned hair dryer and take a selfie. Look at the cobblers tools, the stunning jewellery in the jewellers case, the bookshop, and the camera and electronics display.
Then Tuesday 26th till the Friday and again on Sunday 31st 10-3pm. But in these uncertain times don't leave it till the last minute. The volunteers may be sick and the museum has to close. It's free, although a donation always welcome.
This truck is passing the BNZ building. This building is about to have a Domino pizza parlour open in it. Times have changed.

21/07/2022

How are you all holding up out there? What with the wet weather and with Covid still lurking it has been a pretty miserable winter. It is nice and warm at the museum so why not come in before the end of July and see the High Street exhibition before it is taken down. The museum will be closed as usual for August for maintenance and refurbishing and doing all those jobs that can't be done while the public are around. So tomorrow Friday 22nd, Sunday 24th and next week Tuesday to Friday are your last chances to see what has been a celebration of Motueka's High Street.