J.K. McCarthy Museum
The most important ethnographic museum in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, with tribal tools, clay face masks and WWII relics.
The museum is named after Jim McCarthy, an Australian patrol officer and explorer, and sits near the Goroka showgrounds. It's the best introduction to the culture of the New Guinea Highlands. Exhibits include stone axes, bows and arrows, feather headdresses, clay face masks, pottery and musical instruments from various tribes, as well as old photographs from the early exploration period and the Second World War, and the wreckage of a WWII aircraft. The venue is small and its facilities are dated, but the collection is valuable. Opening hours are irregular, and it is generally open on weekday daytimes. Admission costs a few kina. Check with your hotel before you visit.
Opening hours
Weekdays daytime (check on site)
Nearby sights
- Goroka Show
- Goroka Market
- Raun Raun Theatre
- Highlands Coffee Plantations
- Mount Gahavisuka Provincial Park
- Asaro Mudmen Village
- Daulo Pass