Once again the museum hosted the Baby Animal Fair at Spring Fling. Lots of cute animals (and owners) and lots of visitors to the museum.
We would like to thank everyone who supported us and Frances McKeown for the photos.
This photo was donated by Don Hayes. It shows the Howitzer in its position in the Recreation grounds, in front of the old school.
All photos remain the property of Taihape Museum
Our newest display is a 10cm calibre M14 Howitzer made for the Austro-Hungarian Army and was used in action in World War 1. It was captured by the Auckland Mounted Rifles at Amman, Jordan in 1918 and was sent to NZ in 1919. It stood guard by the Memorial Gates at the Taihape Recreation grounds from 1920 until it was pushed down a bank, where it lay for several decades before being rescued by members of Taihape Museum and stored until it could be restored. This work was undertaken by Peter Wilton and Robert Baines and it is now on proudly on display at the museum.
Thank you to Peter and Robert for the restoration work, as well as Ken McKinnon and friends for manoeuvering it into position.
All photos remain the property of Taihape Museum
We are back to normal with research queries pouring in.
This is just a sample of our photo collection. All photos have been indexed and catalogued (thanks to Marjorie Doole) and are available to browse.
All photos remain the property of Taihape Museum
Thank you to the local community who supported our first day back
As we are now in level 2 the museum will be open again on Sundays 11am to 2pm. The first opening will be Sunday 31 May. See you there.
TAIHAPE MUSEUM CLOSED FROM 21 MARCH 2020 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Following government advice about social contact, we have decided to close to the public until further notice. We have to do our part and most importantly consider the
welfare of our volunteers. But we will still be working behind the
scenes. Many volunteers have their own projects or responsibilities and
these will carry on, at least for the moment, especially those that can
be undertaken off site. In the meantime any research queries can be
directed to taihapemuseum@gmail.com.
Thank you to all those who took the time to respond to our survey. The winner of the New World voucher was Frank Barker seen here receiving his prize from our secretary Angela Oliver.
This unique Austin truck was donated by Fraser Gordon. The army requisitioned it during World War Two, but unlike most vehicles that were sent overseas, this truck was returned to Fraser’s father. The top of the cab still shows where a gun turret had been installed. It is now under cover in the museum display shed awaiting conservation work. Anyone interested in assisting with this project can contact the museum at taihapemuseum@gmail.com
Last Friday, a group from Taihape Museum visited Bulls Museum. It is always good to see how other museums operate and we enjoy the opportunities given to us by the other Rangitikei museums. Bulls welcomed us with a much appreciated hot drink before a tour of their collections. It was a very informative visit and we thank Bulls Museum for the hospitality.
