The museum's public areas are housed in one building. 

Museum Building 

       The Morrin Museum contains a collection of Maori artefacts, tools such as the hand tools 
       used by a pioneer saddler of the town, D.C. McLeod and Son Ltd., other articles that 
      were in common use, or unique to the Morrinsville District. 

       Our archives and photograph collection which consists of 1000 images are kept in a separate
        building and accessed by museum staff only.

       We have limited information on the founder of our town Mr Thomas Morrin and his family. 

The McDonald Cottage This has been moved to the new site and is closed to the public

       The McDonald Cottage is a genuine pioneer cottage of the district. It was built at Kiwitahi
       in 1874 and was the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas McDonald. In 1966 the cottage was
       shifted to the Museum Complex and furnished with household items of the turn of the century,
       many of them being Mr & Mrs McDonald's own furniture and  household items. 

                                                                         The McDonald  Cottage in its new location

 Canoe "Maungaturoto" 
        We have under our care a Maori canoe. This canoe was used to transport flax on the Piako River.
        It is under cover next to the Morrin Museum

The Donny Annexe:  Not open to the public

      This building contains  a display of our farm machinery and other artefacts including
      early electrical equipment used in Morrinsville. Our work area is located in this annexe. 
 
 

 22nd November 2008