Louise Flierl Mission Museum

Art, Design & Photography Biography & Memoir History

Christel Metzner’s Louise Flierl Mission Museum invites young-adult and adult readers into a compact, illustrated tour of a little-known cultural gem. This 64-page paperback blends art, geography, and religious history, recounting the true story behind the museum’s founding in Papua New Guinea.

Rare photos and sketches on nearly every page bring the exhibits—and the missionary era—to life without sounding like a textbook. Metzner keeps the tone accessible, making the book an engaging primer on comparative religion and colonial-era collections.

The 2001 edition offered here is in very good condition: crisp, unmarked pages, no dog ears, and a tight spine from a smoke-free home. A tidy copy for collectors of regional history, museum studies, or Pacific mission narratives.