‘Thanks to earthquake strengthening carried out in the 1980s, Canterbury Museum has come through three major earthquakes and thousands of after shocks with its physical form largely intact. It’s been a different story inside…’

As long as creativity abounds

The museum focusses on collecting and preserving memories, dreams and reflections and says it has pioneered a range of techniques for gathering memories.

City Gallery Wellington is a dynamic cultural presence in the capital city of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Next time you drive through Taupo, visit the Taupo Museum and Art Gallery in Story Place by the Tongariro Domain. The Museum, Shop and Art Gallery are open every day from 10.00 – 4.30 except Christmas Day and Good Friday.

The Petone Settlers Museum will reopen on Saturday July 17 following a well deserved refurbishment that marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of its building.

An exhibition drawn from the collections of the Whanganui Regional Museum and the Sarjeant Gallery.

The newly refurbished Carter Observatory reopens on Saturday 27 March.

A fun-filled day marked the official reopening of the Police Museum.