NZ
Taranaki

Tawhiti Museum

401 Ohangai Rd, Taranaki 4672 New Zealand

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Opens Fri 10a

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“An Inside Look - Bringing you face to face with your heritage”

The Tawhiti Museum is a truly unique enterprise. The creation of artist Nigel Ogle, its attention to detail is simply stunning. The museum features hand-crafted life-sized wax sculptures depicting scenes of local heritage and history, and scale models of local Maori pa. Includes Traders & Whalers, a boat ride through Taranaki history of 1820–40. Widely acclaimed as the best private museum in the country, the museum uses life size exhibits and scale models to present our heritage in a series of super realistic and engaging displays. All these displays are designed and built on the premises in the 'Body Shop' and accompanying studios, which can be viewed as part of a museum visit.

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James S.

April 15, 2019

This is a neat museum and attraction. There is a indoor floating boat ride about the musket wars with the Maori people and British. There is also many other walking attractions with history and... Read more

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Dave S.

August 24, 2019

Great museum full of local history and flavour. Huge array of farm machinery and equipment. The real highlight is the boat trip through tunnels and scenes showing Maori and early European life in... Read more

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L W.

April 11, 2015

When I heard much of the work in this museum has the result of one man's efforts, I didn't expect it to be so well done - significant culture and history delivered with amazing detail and a touch... Read more

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