Anna Abernethy

Anna used her two decades of work experience in the heritage and tourism sectors to investigate new types of revenue generation in museums.

Over the last two decades Anna Abernethy held a wide variety of roles in the heritage and tourism sector. As a host at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and, most recently as Manager of the Weta Cave in Wellington, Anna gained first hand experience in the commercial development of the heritage sector.

For her MA in Museum and Heritage Studies, Anna investigated Innovative and nontraditional revenue generation in New Zealand museums.