Whanganui Regional Museum
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The Whanganui Regional Museum in Whanganui, New Zealand, has an extensive collection of natural and human-history objects. The emphasis is on items from the Manawatu-Wanganui region, but the collection also includes objects of national and international significance, such as Pacific tapa, ceramics from Asia and Cyprus, and moa bones from nearby Makirikiri Swamp.
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Former name | Wanganui Public Museum, Alexander Museum |
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Established | 1895 |
Location | Whanganui, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 39.9317°S 175.0519°E / -39.9317; 175.0519 |
Collections | Natural history, taonga Māori, history |
Collection size | 300,000 |
Founder | Samuel Henry Drew |
Curator | Libby Sharpe |
Website | www |
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