Nelson Provincial Museum senior collections technician Michael Davies has compiled a diverse range of clay objects from the Museum’s collection and the stories behind them.
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In celebration of Māori language month, Nelson Provincial Museum’s Kaitiaki Taonga Māori has chosen to share kōrero and mātauranga (stories and knowledge) about his favourite taonga in the Museum’s textile collection.
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View images of Queen Elizabeth’s visits to Nelson during her seventy-year reign.
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To celebrate the 47th year of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we have chosen to share a selection of taonga (treasures) with you, profiled by our Kaitiaki Taonga Māori (Māori Taonga Collections Manager) Hamuera Manihera.
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Only a limited number of velocipedes, also known as ‘bone shakers’, remain in museums and private collections around the world – and Nelson is home to two of them.
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New photographic resource gives the public a glimpse into Nelson Tasman’s more recent past.
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An unusual model ship, made from animal bone, reveals much about Nelson’s history.
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A real estate advertisement printed almost 180 years ago has reignited speculation about the history of one of Nelson’s earliest landowners, Mr John J Imrie.
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