Showing 1-11 of 11 results
-
Academy Galleries
Part of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Academy Galleries is a contemporary, international space for fine arts. When the gallery isn't exhibiting Academy graduates' work it's available for hire and may have artists' work from around the globe.
-
Cable Car
One of Wellington's prime attractions, the red Cable Car chugs sweetly up the steep hill from Lambton Quay to Kelburn. At the top are photo opps galore: the Botanic Gardens, Carter Observatory, Skyline Cafe and the small, well-presented Cable Car Museum (free) which tells the cable car's tale since it began in 1902. Central Welly is a stroll through the Botanic Gardens, or by a series of steps that interconnect with roads (a 30- to 40-min walk).
-
Carter Observatory
In the Botanic Gardens near the top cable-car terminal, Carter Observatory has displays and videos about astronomy and you can view the night sky through the telescope (weather permitting). Some sessions are weather-dependent; call for times.
-
City Gallery Wellington
City Gallery Wellington has regularly changing contemporary exhibitions ranging from art to architecture and design. NZ artists feature prominently, but there are also international exhibitions. Also here is a popular lunch spot, the Nikau Gallery Café.
-
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.
-
Museum of Wellington City & Sea
Professional exhibits in this three-storey museum offer an imaginative and interactive experience of Wellington's rich maritime history and social heritage since Maori settlement. There's a moving documentary about the tragedy of the Wahine , an impressive lighthouse lens, and ancient Maori legends are dramatically told using tiny hologram actors and excellent special effects.
-
National Archives
One block away from the National Library, the National Archives is the official guardian of NZ's heritage documents. It displays several significant national treasures, including the original Treaty of Waitangi, NZ's founding document.
-
National Cricket Museum
Cricket aficionados will be bowled over by the historical memorabilia at the National Cricket Museum. There's an extensive range of videos, displays about cricket's arrival in the colonies, the first international test in 1894 and the original 1743 Addington bat.
-
National Library
Opposite the Beehive, the National Library houses the most comprehensive book collection in NZ. Also housed here is the Alexander Turnbull Library, an early colonial collection with many historical books, maps, newspapers and photographs. The library regularly hosts cultural events, and the National Library Gallery (admission free) has changing exhibits.
-
National Tattoo Museum
The National Tattoo Museum has thousands of examples of tattoo art on show, including Maori moko (facial tattoos), traditional and contemporary tools, and a tattoo studio in case the urge strikes. For dedicated ink-lovers only.
-
Advertisement
-
Te Papa
Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand, is an inspiring interactive look at NZ's history and culture. Dominating the waterfront, the striking construction took five years to build (costing around NZ$320 million). Since opening in 1998 there have been over nine million visitors. The museum quickly gained praise for its innovation and is now a national symbol, celebrating the essence of NZ and its people.
Showing 1-11 of 11 results
