Museums in Wellington
72 museums across Wellington, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).
- Katherine Mansfield · museum · Wellington City · Must-see
- Museum of New Zealand · museum · Wellington City · Must-see
- Otaki Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast · Must-see
- Carterton Railway Station · museum · Carterton
- Fell Locomotive Museum · museum · South Wairarapa
- Nairn Street Colonial Cottage · museum · Wellington City
- The Dowse Art Museum · museum · Lower Hutt City
- Adam Art Gallery · museum · Wellington City
- Mahara Gallery · museum · Kāpiti Coast
- New Zealand Portrait Gallery · museum · Wellington City
- Pātaka Art + Museum · museum · Porirua City
- Silver Stream Railway Museum · museum · Upper Hutt City
- Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History · museum · Masterton
- Cable Car Museum · museum · Wellington City
- The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing · museum · Masterton
- Golder's Cottage · museum · Upper Hutt City
- Martinborough Colonial Museum · museum · South Wairarapa
- Paekakariki Station and Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast
- Petone Settlers Museum · museum · Lower Hutt City
- Southward Car Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast
- Tinui Museum · museum · Masterton
- Wainuiomata Historical Museum · museum · Lower Hutt City
- Wellington Tramway Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast
- Cobblestones Museum · museum · South Wairarapa
- Wellington City Gallery / Te Whare Toi · museum · Wellington City
- New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts · museum · Wellington City
- Kapiti Aviation Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast
- Kapiti Coast Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast
- Mount Bruce Pioneer Museum · museum · Masterton
- New Zealand Police Museum · museum · Porirua City
- Academy Galleries · museum · Wellington City
- Aloha Friday Cafe and Gallery · museum · Porirua City
- Cobblestones Museum and Historic Village · museum · South Wairarapa
- Katherine Mansfield House and Garden · museum · Wellington City
- Munitions Laboratory and Muesum / Public Toilets · museum · Lower Hutt City
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Archives · museum · Wellington City
- Porirua Hospital Museum · museum · Porirua City
- Sport and Vintage Aviation Society · museum · Masterton
- Te Māori Waiwhetu Cultural Centre and Museum · museum · Lower Hutt City
- The Vintage Aviator · museum · Masterton
- AVID gallery · museum · Wellington City
- Arts on Track · museum · Porirua City
- Covenant · museum · Wellington City
- Cricket Museum · museum · Wellington City
- Enjoy Contemporary Art Space · museum · Wellington City
- Garage 16 · museum · Upper Hutt City
- Holocaust Centre of New Zealand · museum · Wellington City
- Hutt Art Centre · museum · Lower Hutt City
- James Blackie · museum · Wellington City
- Kotare Art Studio and Gallery · museum · South Wairarapa
- Page · museum · Wellington City
- Real Aotearoa · museum · Wellington City
- Reserve Bank Museum · museum · Wellington City
- Robert Heald Gallery · museum · Wellington City
- Rona Gallery · museum · Lower Hutt City
- Space Place · museum · Wellington City
- TheFLOW Gallery · museum · Wellington City
- Twentysix Art Gallery · museum · Wellington City
- Victoria University Classics Museum · museum · Wellington City
- Vincents Art Workshop · museum · Wellington City
- Pariwhero Gallery · museum · Wellington
- The One Room Fan Museum · museum · Wellington City
- Mainline Steam Trust · museum · Porirua City
- Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision · museum · Wellington City
- Ta papa Musesu · museum · Wellington City
- The Printing Museum · museum · Wellington City
- Scooter Sanctuary Classic Scooter Museum · museum · Lower Hutt City
- Kahutara Taxidermy Museum · museum · South Wairarapa
- Shear Discovery New Zealand · museum · Masterton
- Come Sew With Me Charitable Trust · museum · Masterton
- Jubilee Fire House · museum · Masterton
- Middleton Model Railway · museum · Masterton