Museum of Wellington City & Sea teams up with Tip Top

Museum of Wellington City & Sea teams up with Tip Top and Richter City Roller Derby for Throwback Thursday Fundraiser

Museum of Wellington City & Sea has teamed up with Tip Top and members of the Richter City Roller Derby for the first in a series of Throwback Thursday fundraising events under the sails at Queens Wharf this Thursday lunchtime - part of its "What Year Are You?" fundraising campaign.

From 12.30pm on January 29, Throwback Thursday will travel back to the 1930s when Tip Top opened the capital’s first milk bar. For just $2 - or more, if people are feeling generous - Wellingtonians will be able to enjoy a delicious Tip Top ice cream served by members of the Richter City Roller Derby.

Today, cafes and coffee culture are synonymous with Wellington; seventy years ago, it was the milk bar that could be found on every Wellington street. Wellington’s first– located on the corner of Manners Street and Cuba Street - was also the birthplace of this country’s most iconic ice-cream company, with founders Albert Hayman and Len Malaghan going on to establish Tip Top.

The What Year Are You? campaign has been set up to raise money for the development of the Museum’s Attic space. The project has already secured funding from the Ministry for Culture & Heritage, Wellington City Council and the Lottery Grants Board but the Museum, named one of the Top 50 in the world by The Times of London, now needs the support of the people of the Wellington region to complete the project

For the next five weeks, people can ‘buy’ the 150 years that Wellington has been capital city (from 1865) via a dedicated Trade Me presence. The names of everyone who buys a year will be displayed in The Attic when it opens later this year. Throughout the five-week campaign, a series of events on Throwback Thursday will pay homage to the people and stories that make our region unique.

The Attic exhibition will reveal some of the fascinating collection items which until now have been hidden away in the Museum’s Collection Store. The opening of The Attic will increase the Museum’s floor space by nearly a third and is the first stage in a major, multi-year development project. Over the next five years, all four floors of the Museum’s historic Bond Store will be developed. By 2020, the Museum will boast more gallery space, community areas and improved access. A café on the ground floor will complete the improved visitor experience.

The development of the Museum of Wellington City & Sea has already attracted a number of generous supporters including MediaWorks, iSite Media, Trade Me, FishHead Magazine and Big Picture Print. The Bresolin brother’s Scopa restaurant and Vicky Ha’s House of Dumplings have created special ‘City & Sea’ menu items, with proceeds going towards the campaign.

As well as Tip Top and the Richter City Roller Derby, t leaf T, Tarrant Dance Studios, The Baker’s Whisk and Orchestra Wellington are all supporting the Museum’s Throwback Thursday fundraising events.

Museum of Wellington City & Sea is managed by Wellington Museums Trust, a registered charitable trust (charity number CC22571).

Throwback Thursday events will take place from 12.30pm on January 29, February 12, February 19 and February 26 under the sails on Queen’s Wharf. Photo calls can be arranged.

Details of the campaign and how to get involved can be found at www.museumswellington.org.nz; years can be purchased via Trade Me. General donations can be paid into the Museum’s fundraising account: Wellington Museums Trust
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