Bluff Maritime Museum
Encyclopedia
The Bluff Maritime Museum is located in New Zealand
's southern-most port of Bluff
. The museum is situated on Foreshore Road and contains an extensive collection of Bluff's maritime heritage.
and as the oldest European settled community in New Zealand, Bluff's history illustrates the blending of two cultures and the shared community spirit, with the sea remaining as the central focus for many locals.
The museum contains a wide variety of maritime displays, artefacts, miniature models, boats, photographs and a working triple expansion engine. The biggest attraction is the full-sized oystering boat, the Monica. Visitors can climb aboard and explore the entire ship.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's southern-most port of Bluff
Bluff, New Zealand
Bluff is a town and seaport in the Southland region, on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the southern-most town in New Zealand and, despite Slope Point being further to the south, is colloquially used to refer to the southern extremity of the country...
. The museum is situated on Foreshore Road and contains an extensive collection of Bluff's maritime heritage.
History of the museum
Being near the ancient Māori settlement of OmauiOmaui
Omaui is a small coastal village in Southland Region, New Zealand. It is located approximately 20 km southwest of Invercargill near a small estuary opposite Sandy Point between Invercargill and Bluff.- History :...
and as the oldest European settled community in New Zealand, Bluff's history illustrates the blending of two cultures and the shared community spirit, with the sea remaining as the central focus for many locals.
The museum contains a wide variety of maritime displays, artefacts, miniature models, boats, photographs and a working triple expansion engine. The biggest attraction is the full-sized oystering boat, the Monica. Visitors can climb aboard and explore the entire ship.