Second visit this trip, so much to read & love the various movies that roll over on the rear wall. The shell memory map to navigate from is intriguing & can easily be overlooked. Great blown up photos & information. There is a souvenir shop & great cafe, with good food selection & really nice coffee. More an adult & teenager museum than for young kids, as not hands on.

On our list for a rainy overcast day, we visited Te Ara-Cook Islands Museum of Cultural Enterprise. Entry was $15pp. It was a fascinating lesson in the history and culture of the Cook Islands. The display is so professionally and artistically displayed, it's a pleasure to experience. Take your time in this lovely cool space to read and absorb all the information on offer before exiting through the gift shop and cafe for a great coffee.

We throughly enjoyed this informative museum. It’s full of historical information presented in very interesting/engaging way. Take some time to look at the artifacts and listen to diverse voices in the short film clips. This is one of the best “museums” I have ever been too and a highlight of our trip (when not in the lagoon)! We sampled the food: veggie quiche, butter chicken pie, fresh lemonade and fruit smoothie. All were excellent and priced reasonably. Ari, was especially kind and informative. We highly recommend this for anyone wanting a little history of the Cook Islands.

Every visitor to Raro needs to visit this museum. I learned so much about the Cook Islands and I'm so pleased I took the time to stop by. It's not very big but it's very insightful. A nice place to get out of the sun. Great iced coffees at the on-site Cafe too.

Awesome holiday. Such a beautiful island. Everyone is so friendly. The museum is worth seeing. Favorite person is Ari from the museum. He makes you feel so welcome every time you see him plus he makes great tropical smoothies.

We were staying in Muri. so we popped along to the museum one morning. Very interesting and educational museum. Its not massive but I learnt alot. Staff were very friendly with a nice coffee shop attached. Recommend a visit

Very professional museum in Muri, focusing on the history and culture of the Cook Islands. Well presented exhibits us a continuous loop of about 20 short films. Good quality gift shop and friendly staff. Coffee shop attached. Definitely worth a visit

It wasnt until we were a day away from leaving this tropical paradise that we had the good luck to ‘find’ coffee was available on a public holiday! (Constitution Day). Oh wow .. the best coffee we found .. along with the warmth and charm of the barista and his team!! If youre a ‘coffee snob’ like we are … you wont be disappointed with both the coffee and the ‘treats’ on offer’ ..

Really interesting museum showing the history of the Cook Islands. Gift shop has lots of local made high quality items. The cafe has a great selection of food and drinks, but I would highly recommend the homemade lemonade

Excellent little museum. We learnt lots about the history of the Cook Islands. All presented in a very easy-to-digest way. Congrats to all involved for putting it together. Lovely staff and great cafe. Open every day, even Sunday.