Nelson Provincial Museum
The Nelson Provincial Museum, Pupuri Taonga O Te Tai Ao is a regional museum in the city of Nelson, New Zealand. The museum showcases the Nelson and Tasman regions' history, from geological origins to the stories of individuals and families.Photo: Mike Dickison, CC0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: regional museum in Nelson, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao” and “The Nelson Provincial Museum”
- Address: 270 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Nelson
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nelson Club and Fifeshire House.
Nelson Club
Community center
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nelson Club is a community center, which is situated 100 metres southeast of Nelson Provincial Museum.
Fifeshire House
Historic building
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fifeshire House is a historic building, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Nelson Provincial Museum.
Christ Church Cathedral
Church
Photo: Stug.stug, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral church at 1 Trafalgar Square, Nelson, New Zealand. The cathedral serves as the seat for the Bishop of Nelson, currently Steve Maina, and is the mother church for the Diocese of Nelson of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Christ Church Cathedral is situated 200 metres south of Nelson Provincial Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nelson East and The Wood.
Nelson East
Quarter
Nelson East is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. As its name suggests, it lies to the east of Nelson city centre, along the banks of the Maitai River between the city centre and Maitai.
The Wood
Suburb
The Wood is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it. The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill.
Beachville
Quarter
Beachville is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies at the western edge of Nelson city centre, to the southeast of Port Nelson. Beachville includes a park, Fountain Reserve, and a public garden, Fountain Place Gardens.
Nelson Provincial Museum
- Categories: nonprofit organization, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.27445° or 41° 16′ 28″ southLongitude
173.28362° or 173° 17′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4VCMP7GM+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 599460252OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6990697
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Maori—“Nelson Provincial Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “尼爾遜省博物館”
- French: “musée provincial de Nelson”
- French: “Musée provincial de Nelson”
- French: “Nelson Provincial Museum”
- Japanese: “ネルソン地方博物館”
- Maori: “Pupuri Taonga O Te Tai Ao”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nelson Women’s Club and 1903 Square.
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