Our people, our places, our stories.
Te Unua Museum of Southland will share our stories through immersive experiences, celebrating the people, places, and taoka that shape us.
Immersive exhibitions and storytelling at Te Unua Museum will captivate everyone.
Join us on the journey to create a world-class destination, right here in Invercargill.
Cultural narrative artworks set to adorn Southland’s new regional museum will invite manuhiri (visitors) to embark on a journey of discovery through the stories, people, and places of Murihiku.
Our team has worked alongside a local artist to preserve the stories of the Southlanders depicted in her work – ensuring future generations would come to know the narratives of the region’s past.
Timber highly sought-after for its beauty – harvested sustainably in western Southland – will play a starring role in the build of the region’s new museum.
The national significance of Southland’s new regional museum, under development in Invercargill, has been recognised in a ministerial visit.