If you love traveling, we are assuming that you must have visited many museums around the globe. But here we are sure that your museum journey is not complete without having a glimpse of Wellington museum. Located in the Queens Wharf area of Wellington, New Zealand, This museum is housed in a building called Jervois Quay. It is just near the waterfront area of wellington harbor.
This museum is very big and has four floors. Each floor tells different stories of the city of Wellington. Since its inception in 1972, thousands of visitors from all around the globe have visited this palace. It is good to know that in the year 2013 this museum was voted in the top 50 best museums in the world.
This museum is mainly famous for letting people understand and feel the history of wellington. Besides knowing about the history, a visitor can enjoy other attractions like The Bond Store, Telling tales,Maritime History, Wahine Theatre, and Von Kohorn Room. It will mesmerize you by its grandeur and beauty. Your imagination and creativity will start flourishing after visiting this museum. This building is also famous for its architecture as it is very old.
Entry to this museum is completely free.
It is open for visitors all week of the day. You may plan your visit between 10 Am to 05 PM.
No other place is there in wellington better than this, in case you are interested in knowing history. Mainly focused around the maritime history of Wellington, coming here is like feeling to be a sailor, seafarer,and explorer.
Once you enter the famous jack’s Boathouse, antic steer ships and haul cargo will welcome you. At every point, there is a notice board mentioning all the important history behind the kept antics. Very few people get an opportunity to experience living in a real captain cabin. Here in Wellington museum, you will get that rare opportunity to live and learn more about captions' life and their experience.
inside the museum, there is a theater called Wahine Theatre. It is famous for showing, tragic moment of 1968. In 1968 a disaster struck in the city of wellington. People who have watched the show feel that it is so emotive that visitors may start crying. Along with the tragic showing of disaster, it also holds shows focused on Poneke’s maritime history. Both the shows are directed by famous Kiwanis filmmaker Gaylene Preston. Never miss the opportunity to visit this theater. You need to contact the information desk to know the timing of the show.
“Maori” is a native people of New Zealand. They are like tribes of new land and living in this small country for centuries. All around the world, people read and study them to understand how they can survive so long. Their traditions and culture are also unique as compared to others. To know more about them, you must visit A Millennium Ago inside the Wellington museum. Here you will see interesting stories based on their life and culture.
This is a place for Weird, worrisome, and wonderful experiences in the museum. Various creations of different types like ions, flying saucers, Elephants are seen here. This place will surely take you into another world from where you will not want to come back. Here you explore and listen to an unknown world.
From around the world, you cannot go to this place by any road transport means. Only air and waterways are available.
This facility is highly economical and comfortable for visiting the Wellington museum. Booking taxis are available through all means like roadside, online, offline, etc. Get your can booked from any of the ways and roam wherever you wish in the city.
The nearest airport is Wellington International Airport.
Crofton down and Wellington central are the nearest railway station to reach this place.
Bus service is available in the city. You can take a bus from any of the locations in the city to reach the Wellington museum.