BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MUSEUM(S)

Behind every small museum across the country is an army of talented volunteers contributing to the national heritage through the protection and promotion of images, artefacts and taonga in their care.

I was reminded of this when I visited two very different museums at Devonport recently: Devonport Historic Museum and Torpedo Bay Navy Museum. At each I was fortunate to be guided through by passionate and uniquely talented people