[3] Its collection is made up of archaeological assemblages from several of Kosrae's significant historic sites.
[7] The museum's exhibits include displays on: prehistoric Kosrae, early contact, nineteenth century whaling and missionary activity, the Second World War and contemporary Kosrae.
[13] A Kosraean tol 'man's sash' was returned to Kosrae from a foreign museum collection.
[2][14] In the early 2000s, the museum became a partner in a visual anthropology research project run by the University of Florida, which trained museum staff in film-making and enabled them to continue work documenting intangible culture in the state.
[16] In 2018 the museum and Kosrae Historic Preservation Office partnered on a research partnership to explore how virtual reality models of the archaeological heritage of the islands could engage with stakeholders and members of the Kosraean diaspora.