Art Galleries and Museums
Art Galleries and Museums can be a great place to take your kids during the weekend, school holidays or on a rainy day when you need to do indoors activities. Here's a selection of museums and art galleries throughout New Zealand. Some also have after school programmes and classes, and also can arrange school visits.
There are 13 listings in this category.
Auckland City Art Gallery
The Auckland Art Gallery has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Auckland Region, Family and Weekend Activities, School Holiday Activities, School Holiday Programmes
Canterbury Museum
The Canterbury Museum is in the heart of Christchurch City, within strolling distance of the Botanic Gardens, The Christchurch Arts Centre, Christchurch Art Gallery and Cathedral Square.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Canterbury, Family and Weekend Activities, School Holiday Activities, School Holiday Programmes
Centre of Contemporary Art
The Centre of Contemporary Art is located in Glouchester Ave in Christchurch and features exhibitions of school students' artwork on the Top Floor.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Canterbury, Family and Weekend Activities
Christchurch Art Gallery
The Christchurch Art Gallery is the largest art institution in the South Island and contains over 5,500 items.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Canterbury, Family and Weekend Activities
Dunedin Art Gallery
The Dunedin Public Art Gallery houses a fine collection of European art, including paintings by Monet, Gainsborough, Turner, Rosa, Claude Lorraine, Burne-Jones and Tissot
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Family and Weekend Activities, Otago
MOTAT - The Museum of Transport and Technology
MOTAT is The Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland, an interactive museum with a focus on creating a fun, visually stimulating environment for its visitors.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Auckland Region, Family and Weekend Activities, School Holiday Activities, School Holiday Programmes
Motueka District Museum
The Motueka District museum has artefacts from Motueka's past. As well as static displays the museum has changing exhibitions which reflect on local history.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Family and Weekend Activities, Nelson
Museum of Wellington City and Sea
Museum of Wellington City and Sea tells the intriguing stories of Wellington, giving an insight into the intriguing social and cultural history of Wellington.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Children's Parties, Family and Weekend Activities, Party Venues, Wellington
Te Manawa Museum Gallery Science Centre
Te Manawa in Palmerston North unites a museum, art gallery and interactive science centre. Te Manawa offers school holiday and education programmes and a variety of events and public programmes.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Children's Parties, Family and Weekend Activities, Manawatu-Wanganui, Party Venues, School Holiday Activities, School Holiday Programmes
Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts is a public art gallery working actively within the community of Manukau City, providing a conduit for audience engagement and participation in the visual arts.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Auckland Region, Family and Weekend Activities
The Otago Museum in Dunedin
The Otago Museum in Dunedin is the largest cultural and heritage institution in Otago and has a collection of over two million natural science specimens and human history artefacts.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Family and Weekend Activities, Otago
The Stardome Observatory and Planetarium in Auckland
The Stardome Observatory and Planetarium in Auckland has a 360° digital dome theatre featuring 3,500 stars.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Auckland Region, Family and Weekend Activities
The Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum
The Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland aims to provide a discovery experience through the preservation and presentation of New Zealand's maritime heritage.
Categories/Locations: Art Galleries and Museums, Auckland Region, Family and Weekend Activities, School Holiday Activities, School Holiday Programmes