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National Museum of the Cook Islands

Avarua, Cook Islands
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Ranked #2 of 3 attractions in Avarua
4.0 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Description: This museum contains a collection of artwork and historical artifacts including weapons, carvings and costumes.
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Manukau, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2012
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The history of the island.Also interesting some of the beautiful flowers intrduced by South Americans More

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Rarotonga, Cook Islands
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 27, 2011
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Curation has varied over the years, sometimes displays are great, especially the collection of dance costumes and tivaevae. But some years pieces seem to go missing or are not preserved well, as they are under-resourced. Cook Islands Library and Museum about a kilometre down the road is not as nice a space but has a better permanent display collection. More

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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 30, 2011
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Really liked this place. Excellent history of the Islands and its people. More

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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 16, 2009
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This small but interesting museum is worth a visit to check out some of the history, culture and craftmanship of the Cook Islands. There was no staff in evidence when we were there, but the door was unlockec, we turned the lights on ourselves so we could see the exhibits and wandered around checking out the displays. There was no... More

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