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February Half Term 2009
14th-22nd February
Murder Mystery Trail
Answer the questions as you work your way through the Museum and learn more about the mystery behind Captain Cook's Death. Prize for every detective! (20p including a prize). Throughout Museum opening hours.
Tuesday 17th February, 1-3pm
Banner of Lono
Captain Cook was treated as a god when he arrived in the Hawaiian Islands. Learn more about the Hawaiian's symbol for their god Lono, and why the Hawaiians thought Cook was a god. Create your own banner to take home. Free drop-in session.
Thursday 19th February, 1-3pm
Hawaiian Wefts
Hawaiian weaving workshop for nimble fingers. Create your own colourful piece to decorate your home. Free drop-in session.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. We regret that we do not have the capacity to accommodate organised groups. Further information contact: 01642 311211.
until 19th April 2009
Killing Kuki: A Hawaiian Whodunit 1779
Our main exhibition commemorating the 230th anniversary of Cook's death on St.Valentine's Day 1779. Find out why Cook was in Hawaii and what went wrong during his time there. Includes stunning images of life in the Islands at the time of Cook's visit by Hawaiian artist Herb Kane, replica Hawaiian weapons by Umi Kai with their European equivalents, and a representation of the Standard of Lono, alongside period depictions and accounts of the battle on Kealekekua Bay beach.
until 1st March 2009
Cook Monuments
Images of just some of the many monuments and memorials around the world to mark the achievements of Cook and his crews.
March – October
Tues-Sun 10am-5.30pm
November – February
Tues-Sun 9am-4pm
(last admission to main displays 45 minutes before closing)
Closed:
Mondays,
24-26 December, 1 January
and first full week
of January for annual maintenance.
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7th March - 26th April 2009
Cook in Friendly Cove
Photographs taken recently (2007) of the journey from Gold River to Friendly Cove and Yuquot village, Vancouver Island, Canada, alongside third voyage artist John Webber's superb images from over 200 years ago.
2nd May - 4th October 2009
Tataow!: Cook, Tahiti & Tattooing
During his first visit to the Society Islands (Tahiti) in 1769 Cook and his crew experienced tattooing and became the first recorded European sailors to have tattoos. This exhibition will not only tell that story but also feature the results of a unique contemporary project to record the tattoos of people in the Tees Valley. In association with the photographers of ‘Wideyed’ and tattoo artists of Angel Tattoo, Middlesbrough.
17th October 2009-2010
Mana Waka (Spirit of the Canoe): Cook, Maori & the Haka
Marking the 240th anniversary of Cook’s first visit to New Zealand in 1769 and looking at Cook’s first encounter with the fearsome Maori warriors who challenged the visitors from their war canoes.
17th October-23rd December 2009
Galapagos Adventure
Contemporary images of the famous Pacific islands and their inhabitants. Organised to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s famous ‘On the Origin of Species.’
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