Description
The Wanganui Museum has an excellent collection of Maori arts and crafts, including greenstone jewelry and weapons, as well as a 23m long war canoe of 1810, once rowed by 70 men, and a series of portraits of Maori chiefs by the German painter Gottfried Lindauer. There are also mementos of the days of the first settlers and the conflicts with the Maoris.
Hobbies & Activities category: Historical museum;  South Pacific art, artifacts
Address
Whanganui Regional Museum
Box 352
Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui
New Zealand
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:30
Always closed on:
Good Friday
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$5.00
ChildFREE
All values are in local currency (Dollar).
Tips
Local residents receive free entry.
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