MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES:
Educate over 960,000
children and teenagers
every year
Bring in $272-million
in GDP
Ensure local scientific
research happens in
New Zealand
Nurture art, science, and
knowledge in Aotearoa
Ensure access for all to our country's history,
knowledge and taonga, where everyone can enter and be inspired
THEY ARE AT RISK
Did you know some
museums and galleries in
NZ are at risk of closing?
Did you know some of your
favourite museums and
galleries have to rely on
community support,
not funding?
Did you know that a lack of
funding has left museums
and galleries in NZ relying
on volunteer workers?
Did you know that a lack of
funding has left some museums
and galleries in NZ with
leaking roofs, no sprinklers,
and taonga at risk?
HOW CAN YOU
SHOW THEM SOME AROHA
Tell your minister and
councillors that museums
and galleries matter
Follow your favourite
museums and galleries
on social media
Donate and bequest to
your favourite institutions
Join your museum or
gallery friends group