Following the opening of the Raglan Remembers World War One exhibition on Saturday 18th April, the display is open every day.
Raglan Remembers WW1 exhibit
The Raglan Museum WW1 exhibition is about the soldiers who left from the district for the battlefields of Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine and France. It also covers the people at home in Raglan during this period. Photographs, artefacts and stories of some Raglan soldiers tell the story of this period in Raglan’s history.
Part of Raglan Remembers WW1 display with video screen on wall
Another feature of the exhibition is a 20 minute film produced for the exhibition. It includes interviews of descendants reading letters and battle field diaries along with WW1 archival footage and a past Raglan ANZAC parade.
A large photo remembrance wall and a touch screen presentation identifies 154 soldiers with a Raglan connection. The exhibition has been enthusiastically developed by the Raglan Museum’s volunteers. Many of the community have participated freely offering their family keepsakes for display. The list of soldier names grew from a first assessment of 80 to 154 and the soldier images grew from around 20 to nearly one hundred.
Visitors check out exhibits of the Raglan Remembers WW1 exhibit
The Exhibition is open every day from Sunday 19th April during normal museum opening hours. Entry Adults $2, Children $1. Raglan & District Museum, 15 Wainui Rd, Raglan.
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