The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany) been given to Cook and included in this painting is now in a museum in Vienna. When Cook visited Hawaii for the first time in January 1778. Cook was received by high chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu. Kalaniʻōpuʻu had with him six feather cloaks and a helmet. At the end of the meeting Cook was given the helmet and cloak that Kalaniʻōpuʻu had been wearing. On the expedition's return much of Cook's collection was exhibited in the Leverian Museum. Lever's collection was then disposed of by public lottery, was obtained by James Parkinson, and was exhibited in the Blackfriars Rotunda. He eventually sold
Captain Cook Memorial Museum artefacts from the Pacific islands and New Zealand, original maps and charts, and ship models. In 2009 a local newspaper reported that "Matavai Bay Otaheite", a painting by William Hodges from the 1770s, was bought by the museum with help from several charities and trusts including The Art Fund. The painting depicts Matavai Bay, Tahiti which Cook visited on his second voyage Welcome to Yorkshire (formally the Yorkshire Tourist Board) gave the museum a White Rose Award in 2005 and 2012 and it was a winner of a VisitEngland Gold Award for Excellence in 2013. Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain