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Coaltown Museum is a museum of coalmining, located in Westport on the West Coast of New Zealand.




Building


The building housing the Coaltown Museum is located in a cultural hub on Palmerston Street. Designed by Boon Goldsmith Bhaskar Brebner Team Architects, the building won two awards in the 2013 New Zealand Institute of Architects Nelson/Marlborough regional awards: the public architecture award and the Resene colour award.




Collection


The museum was opened in 2013, and holds displays on coal extraction and maritime history. The displays include an eight-ton coal wagon that was used at the Denniston mine; a simulated underground mine and a steam engine from the SS Mawhera. The museum also holds collections of photographs and objects related to mining on the West Coast.




References

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• Coaltown Museum
• Coaltown
• Westport, New Zealand
• Pounamu Pathway
• Denniston, New Zealand
• Automotive industry in New Zealand
• National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
• List of museums in New Zealand
• History House Museum
• Ben A. Jones