Whanganui Regional Museum

Whanganui Regional Museum
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Former name
Wanganui Public Museum, Alexander Museum
Established1895
LocationWhanganui, New Zealand
Coordinates39°55′54″S 175°03′07″E / 39.9317°S 175.0519°E / -39.9317; 175.0519
CollectionsNatural history, taonga Māori, history
Collection size300,000
FounderSamuel Henry Drew
Websitewww.wrm.org.nz

The Whanganui Regional Museum in Whanganui, New Zealand, has an extensive collection of natural and human-history objects. The emphasis is on items from the Manawatu-Wanganui region, but the collection also includes objects of national and international significance, such as Pacific tapa, ceramics from Asia and Cyprus, and moa bones from nearby Makirikiri Swamp.