Museum

The museum will be built and managed by the local community to provide a dedicated space to display World War II artefacts collected from the Alola area.

The whole community will share the financial benefits.

Attached to the museum will be an open-air trade haus for community members, particularly women, to sell souvenirs and refreshments to the estimated 3,500 Kokoda trekkers who pass through the village each year.

It will act as a focal point for visitors and is expected to become a busy hub during the trekking season.

“Preserving our history and natural heritage, and securing our cultural future” was the theme for the day. The theme aims to make museums promote the museum’s collective responsibility towards understanding the use of natural landscapes through time.

 The International Museum day has been celebrated in the country since 2012. Its aim is to promote museum work and heighten awareness on challenges that embrace the wider society.