The Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery unveiled a new room on Friday containing an exhibit focused on the life of The Chills founder and lead singer.
Phillipps, 61, died unexpectedly on July 28, 2024.
Curator Bruce Mahalski said Phillipps was a very good friend of his and a massive collector of various oddities.
Housed inside a large display cabinet is Phillipps’ 72-piece collection of eggshells.
‘‘Martin used to like eating eggs, and then after he had eaten one, he would draw on the shell.
‘‘This has never been displayed before.
‘‘I've actually spent a lot of work filling all these eggs in with filler to stabilise them.’’
Adorning the eggs were caricatures, some of which depicted famous and other ‘‘whimsical’’ figures — Brian Wilson, Spock from Star Trek, John Lennon and Captain Pugwash among them.
The eggshell collection was believed to have started in the early 2000s, continuing for seven or eight years until Phillipps abandoned it.
Other strange items on display were casts of Phillipps’ teeth and a ‘‘small collection of mutant animals’’.
‘‘The rarest [exhibit] is a bit controversial, and it's the last joint he ever smoked.’’
Mr Mahalski hoped the Phillipps exhibit would arouse visitors’ curiosity, expand their worldview and help them to appreciate Dunedin.
‘‘In Dunedin, we're blessed by some pretty amazing people - and Martin was one of them.
‘‘We should recognise these people when they're alive and just see the amazingness around us.’’
