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Open every day 10am—6pm (except Christmas Day)
Free entry for everyone Charges apply to some short-term exhibitions and activities
55 Cable Street, Wellington
Find out about some of the projects our History team is currently working on.
First-wave collecting after the Christchurch terror attacks of 15 March 2019.
Exploring emerging and under-represented perspectives on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Connecting international museums and curators documenting and contextualising the use of facemasks during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020–21.
Understanding the experiences of ethnic Chinese in Aotearoa during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A deep-dive into themes, concepts and stories of fashionable women’s dress in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1840 to the early 1900s.
Entrepreneurial women and wool in post-war New Zealand clothing industry.