Makarewa School came to the museum as part of their camp this week. They learnt a lot about the history of the Wakatipu and were lucky enough to get hands on with some awesome artefacts. Thanks for your visit guys!

From our archives... 1948 Pub Crawl These fabulous photos were take over a weekend by Duncan Campbell of Campbell Photography. They started at McBrides Hotel in Beach Street, Queenstown,... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

From our archives... "a thing of beauty and a great convenience" It was 107 years ago today that the TSS Earnslaw was first launched onto Lake Wakatipu at Kingston. The twin screw steamer... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

From our archives... 'Probably the biggest conflagration in the annals of Arrowtown...' At 3:45am on Sunday 2nd March 1924 Arrowtowners awoke to the sound of the fire bell. The largest... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Thanks for the shout out Arrowtown . We are very proud to be the keepers of our local treasures and protectors of our stories! facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Here we have some expert Porotiti spinners from St Theresa's School, Invercargill who did some great learning with us yesterday about the Southern Māori. facebook.com/52521921415630…

From our archives... To celebrate International Women's Day we have been looking at images of some of the women who have made the Wakatipu their home over the past 150+ years. From tennis... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Coming up in the gallery... We are now open for submissions for our annual Ray White Arrowtown Autumn Festival Art Exhibition. The Autumn Festival exhibition is always a highlight of our year in the... museumqueenstown.com/art-gallery/au…

From our archives... Who remembers driving over the Crown Range Road before it was sealed? Perhaps you remember doing the actual driving, or perhaps you remember being in the back seat with your sister trying... facebook.com/52521921415630…

Tonight's Candlelight Vigil in Queenstown has been moved to Earnslaw Park in anticipation of a large number of people wanting to attend and pay their respects at this terrible time. From 6pm at Earnslaw Park. facebook.com/permalink.php?…

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Coming up in the gallery... Don't forget that entries for our Ray White Arrowtown Autumn Festival Art Exhibition are due on THURSDAY 18th April by 5pm. Entry forms are available on our website -... museumqueenstown.com/art-gallery/au…

From our archives... Tonight at the Queenstown Events Centre the 'Wakatipu Way to Go' group is holding a Queenstown transport update. If you are interested in hearing about the projects... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

We suppose it's a bit unusual for a museum to run a Post Office but we quite like the unconventional here at the Lakes District Museum! The Arrowtown Post Office is a fabulous community... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

The former BNZ building in Arrowtown in 1881. The building houses some of the museum displays and needs expensive seismic strengthening work. Can you help? We have a Give a Little page - just search Arrowtown and… instagram.com/p/B9NWJOzJoBB/…

Another amazing example of adaptive reuse of a heritage building. The stables in Arrowtown was not in great shape in the 1970s.... now, a few decades later it’s looking much more loved. #arrowtown… instagram.com/p/B9SwhcGJyG6/…

We are open from 10am - 4pm until Sunday. Entry is by DONATION ONLY and we have free kids activities inside the museum. Pop in and say hello!

Falconer Larkworthy is one of the best names and stories we have ever heard!

The wonderful Emma & Sue at The Cake Society are helping us with a tasty fundraiser. A gingerbread house kit is so much fun & makes a great pressie too! Order by 16th Nov for pick up/delivery from 7th Dec Order at the museum or contact us: [email protected]

Road trip! Archivist Jo drove up to Glenorchy last week to share ideas and knowledge with Leslie and Corrine from the Glenorchy Museum. They want to open their collection to the public in the future. Have a look at the amazing info board they have built at Kinloch -very cool!