Name: Russell Museum
Address: 2 York Street
City: Russell New Zealand
Phone: (09) 403 7701
Price: Donations welcome
What's it like?
The museum grew out of a community project to mark New Zealand's Centennial celebrations in 1940. The Baker family
gave the land, and the community raised the funds to build a library, a council room, Plunket, rest rooms and finally a museum which opened
its doors in 1956.
A larger museum was built in 1970 with the help of a Cook Bicentennial subsidy and an Auckland Savings Bank loan. In the same year, South British
Insurance donated a one fifth scale model of Captain Cook's Endeavour and a wing to house it in. In 1990, further extensions were built to provide adequate
work, storage and office space. In the following year, a new gallery was added.
The museum is governed by a Trust Board elected three-yearly by and from the people of Russell. It is independent and self-funding. The
Trust also cares for the Tamati Waka Nene Reserve, a piece of Maori land next to the museum.
The museum aims to reflect the history of the town and to support historic preservation.
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