This was a great little museum. The bug section was interesting but the history of the town was great. Visitors to Nelson pay $5.00 adults and $3.00 children.

I really enjoyed the insect exhibit that was on when I visited. The museum is big for the town it belongs to, but it's not the most exciting I've ever been to. It would be a really nice place to take kids for an hour.

This is not a museum that excites but it is interesting with detailed descriptions of the region and Nelson city's past. It is well worth an hour and it also has visiting exhibitions that add interest.

We visited to look at the Bug display and then went to see the Old Nelson exhibition which we'd never looked at before. Learned a lot about bugs but there were a lot of very small screaming children running wild in the museum which kind...More

This is a really great provincial museum. Exhibits are carefully and thoughtfully curated and the team work hard to consider the needs of visitors of all ages. The museum’s school outreach programme is fantastic and the visiting exhibitions are excellent. We are very fortunate to...More

As the South Island doesn't have a lot of cultural activities it was interesting to see some. An interesting and worthwhile activity.

Happened on this by chance, but would recommend seeking it out if traveling in Nelson. Awesome exhibits. Small entrance fee, but really reasonable.

We were fortunate to visit the museum whilst there is an exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's art and engineering upstairs; this added to the experience of spending a couple of happy hours in the museum itself. Whilst it is relatively small it covers an enormous...More

The museum focuses too much on just one incident, albeit an important part of the local history. The relationship between the cost of entrance and the content was not good. Nevermind, it supports the local community.

Well worth a visit the guy was a genius.. it was a exhibit on many of his machines and copies of his paintings.