• Regional Gallery

    Permanent Exhibition

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  • Toi Ahiahi

    Back on Thursday, 20 February!

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  • George's War

    Sue Heydon

    Following my Father’s Journey

    COMING SOON

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What is on
Exhibition: Regional Gallery
May 6
Permanent Exhibition, On Display
Exhibition: Regional Gallery
Permanent Exhibition, On Display

Explore the rich heritage and natural history of the Nelson Tasman region in our permanent gallery.

Permanent Exhibition, On Display
Toi Ahiahi - Afternoon Activities at the Museum
Feb 20
For Kids, Event
Toi Ahiahi - Afternoon Activities at the Museum
For Kids, Event

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?

For Kids, Event
George’s War. Sue Heydon, Following my Father’s Journey
Mar 1
Coming Soon, Temporary Exhibition
George’s War. Sue Heydon, Following my Father’s Journey
Coming Soon, Temporary Exhibition

COMING SOON.
George’s War: Following My Father’s Journey is an intimate and poignant exhibition by local artist Sue Heydon, exploring her father’s harrowing experience as a WWII prisoner of war.

Coming Soon, Temporary Exhibition

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Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao is the kaitiaki (guardian) of social and natural history and Taonga from the Nelson and Tasman regions. We are New Zealand’s oldest museum tracing our origin back to the foundation of the Literary and Scientific Institution of Nelson in May 1841.

Opening Hours

10:00am - 5:00pm weekdays
10:00am - 4:30pm weekends / public holidays
The Museum is closed Good Friday and Christmas Day

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Belgium Day in 1915 illustrates a long tradition of humanitarian support from Nelsonians
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Completion of the Geoffrey C Wood Proof Book Project 
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Geoffrey C Wood
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Our ever growing Collection Online
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The Geoffrey C Wood Proof Book Project
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