Guided Tour, Talk and film ‘Poles Apart’

When:
June 29, 2017 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
2017-06-29T10:00:00-07:00
2017-06-29T12:30:00-07:00
Where:
Polish Heritage Trust Museum
125 Elliot St
Howick, Auckland 2014
New Zealand
Cost:
$10 per person
Contact:
Museum Staff
09 533 3530

Poles Apart Museum shop

Hosted Visit, open to individuals and small groups: join our popular guided tour of the galleries. Hear an introductory talk and watch the film ‘Poles Apart’.

The museum will open at 10am, we will serve morning tea and start with a talk at 10.15am, the event will finish around 12noon, with free time to wander the exhibits The museum will stay open till 4pm. Price is $10 per person. Morning tea / coffee / biscuits included. Bookings not required.

‘Poles Apart’ (1 hour) tells the poignant story and background of 733 Polish children and 102 adults who came to live in Pahiatua, New Zealand, 1944. These survivors were forcibly deported from Poland to Russia during World War 2 then evacuated to Persia during a short amnesty. They eventually found a home in New Zealand.