Lisa Richards

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The First Real Settlement: A Polynesian ‘mystery island’

Of all the descriptions given to Norfolk Island over the years including, ‘paradise’, ‘a place…

Bligh vs Christian … Who Was to Blame

The mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most infamous naval mutinies that ever…

Discovering our Unseen Heritage: A Remote Sensing project

As you travel on foot or by car around Norfolk Island the evidence of our…

Convict Mutiny: 15th January 1834, Norfolk Island

“Thirteen desperate men have been executed … and, we are informed, died penitent” These words…

In Safe Hands The HMS Sirius rehousing project

It would be any museum curator’s nightmare: an 18th century 1.7 ton anchor hanging mid-air,…

Our ‘Ceramic’ Heritage

The saying goes that one man’s rubbish is another’s treasure. In World Heritage Listed Kingston…

The Spirit of a House: No. 10 Quality Row

If you believe in ghosts then the houses and buildings along Quality Row in Kingston…

Tapa Cloth & The Women of the Bounty

On display in the Pier Store Museum are a heavy tapa mallet and a small…

A Lovely Day: The Queen visits Norfolk Island

One rather curious item in the Norfolk Island Museum collection is a handmade tulle tutu…

The Bounty Cannon Project: A conservation story

How does a museum approach conservation of its most valued objects? The risk of damage…