Collections
Our Cambridge Collection has changing exhibitions about Cambridge. Much of our collection is in storage to ensure its preservation for future generations.
Collection
Get closer to our Cambridge Museum Te Whare o Kemerti’s collection. We have partnered with DigitalNZ to make our collections much easier to look at online. Enjoy exploring the Cambridge Museum Collection on DigitalNZ. Or choose from the curated collection stories below.SEARCH THE COLLECTION ONLINE>>
This is an ongoing project so make sure to check back again as we add more to this page.Donating to our Collection
We rely on our community to donate items to our Collection. If you are thinking of donating an object to the Collection, please read our guide here. How objects come into the Collection>>Collection Stories and Highlights
Featured taonga
Discover some of the many items in our social history and tangata whenua collections. This is just a small sample from our Collection. We are gradually improving access to our Collection by adding more records online at Kōtuia ngā Kete
Waterfront Strike 1913
When the 1913 Waterfront Strike began the Farmer's Union and the media encouraged Cambridge farmers and businesses to help break the strike. A total of 150 Cambridge men enrolled as 'special constables'.
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Photographs from the 1880s to the present day provide a visual record of the changing people and places in Cambridge and surrounding districts. We are in the process of digitizing our Collections.
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The Museum Archive includes copies of the Waikato Advocate, Waikato Independent, Cambridge Independent, Cambridge Edition and Cambridge News.
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From 1988 to 1995 Eris Parker researched and wrote many articles in the Cambridge Independent newspaper.
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