A witness said a museum staff member told the suspicious package “was only somebody’s crazy art project”. Photo / Rafaella Melo
Hawke’s Bay Today understands a peculiar bird-like package that sparked a bomb scare at a Napier museum and gallery was an art project left at the door.
The commotion at the MTG Hawke’s Bay began on Sunday morning when a colourful creation, made of fabric, was found sitting outside the museum’s entrance.
Concerned about its origin and intent, police were called in about 9.30am.
As a precaution, the museum was temporarily closed and nearby streets were cordoned off, while “an explosives dog travelled to the scene”, police reported.
By 2pm the suspense was over.
