Reserve Bank funding
The South Pacific WWII Museum has much pleasure in announcing that the museum has been presented with a grant from the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu. A cheque for 500,000vt (Approx AUD$6380) was handed to museum Chairman Bradley Wood by Reserve Bank Governor Simeon Athy. The funds will be used to assist in the expansion of […]
Swire shipping container
In yet another major donation to the South Pacific WWII Museum, Asia-Pacific shipping giant Swire Shipping has provided the Museum with a shipping container. You may be wondering what we will do with it? The plan is to join it onto the back of the Museum building during our renovations and provide a doorway between […]
NZ High Commission assists Museum
Following the significant financial support, facilitated by New Zealand High Commissioner Nicola Simmonds, our upcoming renovations are set to transform and expand the museum. The grant will be instrumental in doubling the size of the museum, allowing for the re-establishment of a dedicated section for more general World War II exhibits. This will allow us […]
Museum doubles its size
Following weeks of exceptional dedication from a committed team of tradesmen and our museum staff, the Museum’s latest gallery was unveiled on Friday, 12 January. We were thrilled to have the British High Commissioner, Nicolette Brent, in attendance, along with her husband Karl – a former Royal Marine – and Nicolette’s mother, who is currently […]
Honouring the crew of the USS Strong
On 10 March 2021, Tammi Johnson from Project USS Strong DD467 contacted the South Pacific WWII Museum. Tammi, a long-time supporter, had a personal connection to the USS Strong – her great-uncle, Ensign Billy Clay Hendrick Jr., was lost when the ship sank in the Solomon Sea on 5 July 1943. After learning about her […]
Bunkers, Wrecks and Wonders
Local tour operator and long-time Luganville resident Mayumi Green is now offering fully customised World War II history tours across Espiritu Santo, designed especially for visitors who want a deeper, more personal connection to the island’s wartime past. With over three decades of experience living on Santo, Mayumi has developed an extraordinary understanding of the […]