Rotorua Museum likely to get rid of two seagull feathers, vial of mercury, other items 6 Apr, 2021 02:56 AM 4 minutes to read Two seagull feathers in the museum's collection are tipped for destruction. Photo / Getty Images The fate of two seagull feathers and a souvenir mug hang in the balance, with a list of items to be removed from Rotorua Museum's permanent collection to be considered on Thursday. Rotorua Lakes Council's Operations and Monitoring committee will decide whether or not to recommend to the council to deaccession - permanently remove - 36 items from the currently closed museum's collection. The items include a number of items of clothing beyond repair or items with no known connection to Rotorua, such as a 1960s milkshake machine, a dinghy, a bath, a vial of mercury and two seagull feathers.