The Living Image Vintage Camera Museum ~ Millennium Museum

This family friendly, multi sensory exhibition explores the story of the Camera, a device that has ignited mankind’s imagination throughout the ages.

  

Found in every corner of the world cameras have recorded the most striking and memorable events on the planet.

Step into Wonderland and discover, possibly, the world’s third largest camera collection.

The Museum is a magical world of irreplaceable cameras, camera related objects from the museum’s rich collections, and a vintage car collection. Look and enjoy the fascinating world of cameras.

 

See for yourself Movies from yester-year at The Living Image Vintage Camera Museum’s theatre. 

 

 Visitors will be able sit back and experience some of the biggest names in film.Mainly LEICA, ROLLEI, and VOIGTLANDER but the Museum has everything from the first Kodak Box Brownies up to the throw-away one shot promotional cameras.  

All cameras are in working order and are still capable of producing lovely images. 

  

  

See this priceless collection, already visited by the world’s major camera companies, and  it’s situated right here in Hawke’s Bay 

 

HILLARY'S Camera See for yourself an identical camera to that taken to the summit of Mt Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary to capture that special picture that captivated the world from the top of earth’s highest mountain.    

RUDOLF Hess Follow the history of the Second World War from Rudolf Hess’s camera to US and Royal Navy cameras, War plane cameras that recorded the enemy lines and miniature spy cameras that James Bond would have been proud of Experience a unique journey through time, with an inspiring self tour of Collin’s famous camera museum.

 

The camera collection began in a modest way during the 1950's.  Prior to the end of 1950, second-hand cameras by German manufacturers such as LEICA, ROLLEI, EXACTA and VOIGTLANDER were readily available in camera shops. 

 

Whilst at The Living Image Vintage Camera Museum see Colin's vintage car collection, an experience worth the visit just by its self!