Alotau Massim Cultural Museum, Papua New Guinea

We have been to Alotau before, and did a wonderful WWII tour with 'See Alotau with Ben'. This time we decided to walk up to the museum to find out more about the history of the area. September in PNG is still hot, and although there was a nice breeze outside, inside buildings can be very warm.

It is a short walk from the ship, out past the local tour providers, to the cross road, and to the left. It was a bit confusing as to where the museum entrance was as what appears to be the entrance is grown over.

One needs to walk a little past the big museum sign and enter the big gates - locals will be there to point you in the direction of the museum.

The museum front is lined with boats and boat trailers so the museum outside was hard to photograph. There are lovely murals on the building. The museum is run by volunteers and entry costs 10kina per adult. Well worth the money.

The museum is made up of a small entrance room with seating and a few displays. There is two large rooms, one each side of the entrance room, and a small hallway to one room with a few souvenirs for sale. One room has many significant carvings and there meanings.

There is also a wall dedicated to the Battle for Milne Bay.

The other large room is mainly local history and culture. A very interesting museum. We spent a couple of hours there and it was hot, especially for September. They have fans but no air con.

Afterward the museum, I went back to the ship and Peter and Jonnie walked around the shops and up to the WWII memorial.