P.O. Box 1879, Rabaul, East New Britain, PNG
tel 675-982-8453 | fax 675-982-8439 | Hours 9-5pm
This is a branch of the PNG National Museum,
Port Moresby
This museum began in the early 1980's as a small museum
at the so called "Yamamoto Bunker" in Rabaul,
and was moved to Kokopo to
accomidate the growing collection, and in anticpation of a volcanic
eruption. The museum's collection was largely
assembled and donated by the efforts of Brian
Bennett. The original board of directors included: David Lindley,
Brian Bennett, Alister Norrie and Dick Joyce. This museum contains
a large collection of WWII artifacts from the Rabaul related to the
history of the area, including local art & culture, German
colonial period, prewar and WWII Japanese occupation.
