WellingtonSights

Cultural Building sights in Wellington

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    Mediaplex

    The innovative Mediaplex combines a film archive, library, cinema and research centre under one roof and has an extensive collection with over 90,000 titles of NZ film, TV and video dating from 1895 to this year's sitcom. From Wednesday to Saturday, the cinema shows treasures from the vault.

    Highlighting Wellington's square-eye dedication to film and TV, Mediaplex is part of the New Zealand Film Archive, an organisation charged with collecting, protecting and projecting NZ's moving-image heritage.

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  2. B

    National Library of New Zealand

    The muscular grey concrete of the National Library of New Zealand is a haven to varied collections of national importance. It encompasses the Alexander Turnbull Library, which holds historical photographs, drawings, prints, maps and the like. Regular events are held in the National Library Gallery, which has changing exhibits.

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  3. C

    Archives New Zealand

    The Archives New Zealand is the official guardian of NZ’s heritage documents. Inside are gallery displays of significant national treasures, including the original Treaty of Waitangi (p), NZ’s founding document.

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