"The Return" by Pania Aspinall.

The exhibition "An Unsettled History" due to close on the 9th of July is extended to 23 August. Barry Rigby, facilitator for "Te Paparahi o te Raki" the Northland Inquiry into He Whakaputanga o Rangatira o nu Tireni and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, contacted Russell Museum suggesting the Waitangi Tribunal panel may be interest to view the exhibition. Museum trustees agreed to extend the exhibition to enable…

It's always great to have people respond positively to our museum so I thought it may be informative to post a few.

Julia from Albany, NY, USA - "I enjoyed the visit."

Kelly Hepi - "Mean, Maori, Mean."

Goddard Family: "Lovely Museum, had a good look around."

Heather MacLeod - "The old pram (child size) looks like an Oxley Pram that my grandfather made in Dunedin and Christchurch."

Betty & Bruce Eggers, Nelson - "Always…

Its been a while since I added a blog as I have been away in Seattle. Before I left I was going to put up some images of the An Unsettled History exhibition. Before I do this I would like to let you know how the dialogue around the exhibition has been going.

Visitors to the exhibition are taking their time to read the artists' statements. They are very interested in what the artists are saying in relation to the exhibition…

Monday 12th April - the start of finishing off upstairs at the museum.

Although we were sad to see the Op shop move out of the Russell Museum upstairs premises, there is an air of expectation at the museum now that finishing the area has begun. We will of course miss Aunty Win, Novi, Helen, the American swallows, Patti & Kirsty popping in and sharing local news with us. We will also miss Evelyn and Louisa who last year became our personal shoppers, bringing outfits in to…