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Museums in New Zealand

181 museums in 58 cities.

Top 50 Museums in New Zealand

Ranked by editorial composite
Aigantighe Art Gallery
#1Timaru District
Aigantighe Art Gallery
est. 1956
Artspace Aotearoa
#2Auckland Region
Artspace Aotearoa
est. 1987
Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre
#3Ashburton District
Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre
est. 2015
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
#4Auckland Region
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
est. 1887
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
#5Auckland Region
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
est. 1852
Ayrlies Garden
#6Auckland Region
Ayrlies Garden
est. 1964
Bolton Street Memorial Park
#7Wellington City
Bolton Street Memorial Park
est. 1840
Canterbury Museum
#8Christchurch City
Canterbury Museum
est. 1882
Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
#9Christchurch City
Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
est. 1880
Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa
#10Auckland Region
Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa
est. 2007
City Gallery Wellington
#11Wellington City
City Gallery Wellington
est. 1940
Dowse Art Museum
#12Lower Hutt
Dowse Art Museum
est. 1971
Dunedin Gasworks Museum
#13Dunedin City
Dunedin Gasworks Museum
est. 1863
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
#14Dunedin City
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
est. 1884
Eastern Southland Gallery
#15Gore District
Eastern Southland Gallery
est. 1984
Eden Garden
#16Auckland Region
Eden Garden
est. 1964
Engineer Corps Memorial Centre
#17
Engineer Corps Memorial Centre
est. 1982
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
#18New Plymouth District
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
est. 1970
Gus Fisher Gallery
#19Auckland Region
Gus Fisher Gallery
est. 2001
History House Museum
#20Grey District
History House Museum
est. 1996
Hocken Collections
#21Dunedin City
Hocken Collections
est. 1910
Hokitika Museum
#22Westland District
Hokitika Museum
est. 1869
Karamea Centennial Museum
#23Buller District
Karamea Centennial Museum
est. 1974
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
#24Wellington City
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
est. 1888
MTG Hawke's Bay
#25Napier
MTG Hawke's Bay
est. 1865
Museum of Natural Mystery
#26Dunedin City
Museum of Natural Mystery
est. 2018
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
#27Wellington City
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
est. 1992
Museum of Transport and Technology
#28Auckland Region
Museum of Transport and Technology
est. 1964
Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao
#29Nelson City
Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao
est. 1841
New Zealand Olympic Museum
#30Wellington City
New Zealand Olympic Museum
est. 1998
New Zealand Portrait Gallery
#31Wellington City
New Zealand Portrait Gallery
est. 1990
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
#32Dunedin City
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
est. 1990
Olveston Historic Home
#33Dunedin City
Olveston Historic Home
est. 1907
Otago Museum
#34Dunedin City
Otago Museum
est. 1865
Otaki Museum
#35Kāpiti Coast District
Otaki Museum
est. 2003
Pātaka Art + Museum
#36Porirua
Pātaka Art + Museum
est. 1980
Port Chalmers Maritime Museum
#37Dunedin City
Port Chalmers Maritime Museum
est. 1913
Puke Ariki
#38Taranaki Region
Puke Ariki
est. 2003
Rotorua Museum
#39Rotorua Lakes District
Rotorua Museum
est. 1988
South Canterbury Museum
#40Timaru District
South Canterbury Museum
est. 1954
Tai Poutini Polytechnic
#41
Tai Poutini Polytechnic
est. 1989
Tauranga Art Gallery
#42Tauranga City
Tauranga Art Gallery
est. 2007
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
#43Wellington City
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
est. 1999
Te Toi Uku – Crown Lynn & Clayworks Museum
#44Auckland Region
Te Toi Uku – Crown Lynn & Clayworks Museum
est. 2015
Te Tuhi
#45Auckland Region
Te Tuhi
est. 1975
The Physics Room
#46Christchurch City
The Physics Room
est. 1996
Toi Mahara
#47Kāpiti Coast District
Toi Mahara
est. 1996
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
#48Dunedin City
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
est. 1898
Waikato Museum
#49Waikato Region
Waikato Museum
est. 1987
Warkworth & District Museum
#50Auckland Region
Warkworth & District Museum
est. 1980

All museums by city

Auckland Region · 26 →
Artspace Aotearoa
#2
Artspace Aotearoa
est. 1987
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
#4
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
est. 1887
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
#5
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
est. 1852
Ayrlies Garden
#6
Ayrlies Garden
est. 1964
Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa
#10
Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa
est. 2007
Eden Garden
#16
Eden Garden
est. 1964
Gus Fisher Gallery
#19
Gus Fisher Gallery
est. 2001
Museum of Transport and Technology
#28
Museum of Transport and Technology
est. 1964
Te Toi Uku – Crown Lynn & Clayworks Museum
#44
Te Toi Uku – Crown Lynn & Clayworks Museum
est. 2015
Te Tuhi
#45
Te Tuhi
est. 1975
Warkworth & District Museum
#50
Warkworth & District Museum
est. 1980
McCahon House
#60
McCahon House
-36.95°, 174.66°
New Vision Gallery
#62
New Vision Gallery
est. 1957
Objectspace
#63
Objectspace
-36.86°, 174.75°
Pah Homestead
#67
Pah Homestead
est. 1880
Papakura Museum
#68
Papakura Museum
-37.06°, 174.94°
🏛️
#92
Beth Shalom
est. 1960
Huia Settlers Museum
#96
Huia Settlers Museum
est. 1984
Oratia Folk Museum
#98
Oratia Folk Museum
est. 1872
Papatoetoe Historical Society
#101
Papatoetoe Historical Society
est. 1988
The Lightship
#103
The Lightship
est. 2020
Auckland Technical Institute, Grafton Branch
#111
Auckland Technical Institute, Grafton Branch
est. 1929
Te Pā Harakeke o te Iwi
#123
Te Pā Harakeke o te Iwi
est. 2008
Auckland Art Gallery building
#129
Auckland Art Gallery building
-36.85°, 174.77°
Polish Heritage Museum
#143
Polish Heritage Museum
-36.90°, 174.93°
🏛️
#154
Crystal Mountain
-36.87°, 174.59°
Dunedin City · 26 →
Dunedin Gasworks Museum
#13
Dunedin Gasworks Museum
est. 1863
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
#14
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
est. 1884
Hocken Collections
#21
Hocken Collections
est. 1910
Museum of Natural Mystery
#26
Museum of Natural Mystery
est. 2018
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
#32
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
est. 1990
Olveston Historic Home
#33
Olveston Historic Home
est. 1907
Otago Museum
#34
Otago Museum
est. 1865
Port Chalmers Maritime Museum
#37
Port Chalmers Maritime Museum
est. 1913
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
#48
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
est. 1898
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
#51
Whakamana Cannabis Museum
est. 2013
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
#66
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
-45.77°, 170.60°
The Blue Oyster Art Project Space
#73
The Blue Oyster Art Project Space
-45.88°, 170.50°
Glenfalloch Gardens
#95
Glenfalloch Gardens
-45.87°, 170.59°
Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre
#106
Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre
est. 1869
Middlemarch Museum
#116
Middlemarch Museum
-45.51°, 170.12°
W.D. Trotter Anatomy Museum
#125
W.D. Trotter Anatomy Museum
est. 1874
🏛️
#151
Otago Art Society
est. 1876
🏛️
#155
Geology Museum
-45.86°, 170.52°
🏛️
#165
Berwick Church
-45.85°, 170.24°
🏛️
#168
Drennan Pathology Museum
-45.87°, 170.51°
🏛️
#172
Outram Court House
-45.85°, 170.24°
🏛️
#173
Outram Jail
-45.85°, 170.24°
🏛️
#174
Outram Railway Engine Shed
-45.85°, 170.24°
🏛️
#175
Outram School Primer Room
-45.85°, 170.24°
🏛️
#176
Outram Town Board Office
-45.85°, 170.24°
🏛️
#179
Taieri Historical Museum and Park
-45.85°, 170.24°
Other · 15 →
Engineer Corps Memorial Centre
#17
Engineer Corps Memorial Centre
est. 1982
Tai Poutini Polytechnic
#41
Tai Poutini Polytechnic
est. 1989
Bill Richardson Transport World
#54
Bill Richardson Transport World
est. 2015
Waitomo Caves Museum
#76
Waitomo Caves Museum
est. 1980
Cypress Mine
#81
Cypress Mine
-41.70°, 171.89°
New Zealand Timber Museum
#84
New Zealand Timber Museum
-38.07°, 175.79°
Piha Rescue
#86
Piha Rescue
-36.95°, 174.47°
Waimarino Museum
#107
Waimarino Museum
-39.43°, 175.28°
Charming Creek Coal Mine
#132
Charming Creek Coal Mine
-41.58°, 171.95°
Flaxbourne Museum
#133
Flaxbourne Museum
-41.83°, 174.13°
🏛️
#152
Awarua Communications Museum
-46.50°, 168.37°
🏛️
#157
Lakes District Museum Arrowtown
-44.94°, 168.83°
🏛️
#177
Rotowaro Opencast Mine
-37.59°, 175.07°
🏛️
#180
Waikawa Museum and Information Centre
-46.62°, 169.13°
🏛️
#181
Waimate Art Society Gallery
-44.73°, 171.04°
Wellington City · 11 →
Bolton Street Memorial Park
#7
Bolton Street Memorial Park
est. 1840
City Gallery Wellington
#11
City Gallery Wellington
est. 1940
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
#24
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace
est. 1888
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
#27
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
est. 1992
New Zealand Olympic Museum
#30
New Zealand Olympic Museum
est. 1998
New Zealand Portrait Gallery
#31
New Zealand Portrait Gallery
est. 1990
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
#43
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
est. 1999
New Zealand Parliament Buildings
#83
New Zealand Parliament Buildings
-41.28°, 174.78°
Our Lady's Home of Compassion
#99
Our Lady's Home of Compassion
est. 1907
Lady McKenzie Garden for the Blind
#114
Lady McKenzie Garden for the Blind
est. 1970
Wellington Cable Car Museum
#127
Wellington Cable Car Museum
-41.29°, 174.77°
Christchurch City · 9 →
Canterbury Museum
#8
Canterbury Museum
est. 1882
Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
#9
Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
est. 1880
The Physics Room
#46
The Physics Room
est. 1996
Ōhinetahi
#64
Ōhinetahi
est. 1867
Okains Bay Māori and Colonial Museum
#65
Okains Bay Māori and Colonial Museum
-43.71°, 173.04°
Ravenscar House Museum
#87
Ravenscar House Museum
-43.53°, 172.63°
Robert McDougall Art Gallery
#88
Robert McDougall Art Gallery
-43.53°, 172.63°
Akaroa Art Gallery (former Orion Powerhouse Gallery)
#128
Akaroa Art Gallery (former Orion Powerhouse Gallery)
-43.80°, 172.97°
Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum, Lyttelton
#146
Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum, Lyttelton
-43.61°, 172.70°
Buller District · 7 →
Karamea Centennial Museum
#23
Karamea Centennial Museum
est. 1974
Blacks Point Museum
#55
Blacks Point Museum
est. 1966
Coaltown Museum
#58
Coaltown Museum
-41.75°, 171.60°
Hector Country Music Heritage Museum
#134
Hector Country Music Heritage Museum
-41.60°, 171.88°
Northern Buller Museum
#141
Northern Buller Museum
-41.63°, 171.85°
The Bearded Miners
#145
The Bearded Miners
-42.12°, 171.87°
🏛️
#167
Brighton Coal Mine
-42.05°, 171.37°
Waitaki District · 5 →
The Libratory
#74
The Libratory
est. 2010
Forrester Gallery
#94
Forrester Gallery
est. 1983
Vanished World Centre
#124
Vanished World Centre
-44.86°, 170.68°
Waitaki Museum & Archive
#126
Waitaki Museum & Archive
-45.10°, 170.97°
Kurow Museum
#135
Kurow Museum
-44.73°, 170.47°
Tasman District · 4 →
Golden Bay Museum
#113
Golden Bay Museum
-40.86°, 172.81°
Motueka Museum
#117
Motueka Museum
-41.11°, 173.01°
Rockville Machine and Settlers Museum
#120
Rockville Machine and Settlers Museum
est. 1980
Murchison Museum
#138
Murchison Museum
-41.80°, 172.32°
Grey District · 3 →
History House Museum
#20
History House Museum
est. 1996
Brunner Mine
#56
Brunner Mine
est. 1864
🏛️
#166
Blackball Coal Mine
-42.36°, 171.40°
Nelson City · 3 →
Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao
#29
Nelson Provincial Museum Pupuri Taonga o Te Tai Ao
est. 1841
World of Wearable Art
#53
World of Wearable Art
est. 2001
The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatū
#104
The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatū
est. 1899
Kāpiti Coast District · 3 →
Otaki Museum
#35
Otaki Museum
est. 2003
Toi Mahara
#47
Toi Mahara
est. 1996
Paekakariki Station Museum
#119
Paekakariki Station Museum
-40.99°, 174.95°
Waikato Region · 3 →
Waikato Museum
#49
Waikato Museum
est. 1987
🏛️
#150
Mokau Museum and Gallery
est. 1995
🏛️
#163
Waikato Coalfields Museum
est. 1980
Southland Region · 3 →
Classic Motorcycle Mecca
#57
Classic Motorcycle Mecca
-46.41°, 168.35°
Southland Museum and Art Gallery
#70
Southland Museum and Art Gallery
-46.41°, 168.35°
Owaka Museum
#100
Owaka Museum
est. 2007
Wellington · 3 →
Enjoy Public Art Gallery
#82
Enjoy Public Art Gallery
est. 2000
Academy Galleries
#110
Academy Galleries
-41.28°, 174.78°
National Art Gallery of New Zealand
#118
National Art Gallery of New Zealand
est. 1936
Southland District · 3 →
Rakiura Museum
#102
Rakiura Museum
est. 1960
Otautau Museum
#142
Otautau Museum
-46.14°, 168.00°
🏛️
#161
Te Hikoi Southern Journey Museum
-46.35°, 168.01°
Timaru District · 2 →
Aigantighe Art Gallery
#1
Aigantighe Art Gallery
est. 1956
South Canterbury Museum
#40
South Canterbury Museum
est. 1954
Ashburton District · 2 →
Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre
#3
Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre
est. 2015
Trott's Garden
#105
Trott's Garden
est. 1978
Gore District · 2 →
Eastern Southland Gallery
#15
Eastern Southland Gallery
est. 1984
🏛️
#156
Gore Historical Museum
est. 1999
New Plymouth District · 2 →
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
#18
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
est. 1970
Len Lye Centre
#136
Len Lye Centre
-39.06°, 174.07°
Taranaki Region · 2 →
Puke Ariki
#38
Puke Ariki
est. 2003
Elvis Presley Museum
#112
Elvis Presley Museum
-39.59°, 174.28°
Whanganui District · 2 →
Whanganui Regional Museum
#52
Whanganui Regional Museum
est. 1895
Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare O Rehua Whanganui
#69
Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare O Rehua Whanganui
-39.93°, 175.05°
Queenstown-Lakes District · 2 →
National Transport and Toy Museum
#61
National Transport and Toy Museum
-44.72°, 169.24°
Warbirds and Wheels
#77
Warbirds and Wheels
est. 2011
Whangarei District · 2 →
Waipu Scottish Migration Museum
#75
Waipu Scottish Migration Museum
-35.98°, 174.45°
Whangārei Art Museum
#109
Whangārei Art Museum
est. 1996
Canterbury Region · 2 →
Yaldhurst Museum
#78
Yaldhurst Museum
-43.51°, 172.50°
Blackburn Mine
#130
Blackburn Mine
-43.62°, 171.31°
Thames-Coromandel District · 2 →
Mercury Bay Museum
#115
Mercury Bay Museum
-36.83°, 175.71°
Museum of Technology
#139
Museum of Technology
-37.13°, 175.54°
Far North District · 2 →
Russell Museum
#121
Russell Museum
-35.26°, 174.12°
Mary Williams Garden
#137
Mary Williams Garden
-35.28°, 174.09°
Gisborne District · 2 →
Tairāwhiti Museum
#122
Tairāwhiti Museum
-38.66°, 178.03°
🏛️
#148
1769 Seed Archive
est. 2015
Marlborough District · 2 →
🏛️
#158
Marlborough Museum
-41.53°, 173.94°
🏛️
#160
Renwick Museum
-41.51°, 173.83°
Northland Region · 2 →
🏛️
#162
Te Rau Aroha
est. 2020
🏛️
#164
Whangarei Museum
-35.74°, 174.27°
Lower Hutt · 1 →
Dowse Art Museum
#12
Dowse Art Museum
est. 1971
Westland District · 1 →
Hokitika Museum
#22
Hokitika Museum
est. 1869
Napier · 1 →
MTG Hawke's Bay
#25
MTG Hawke's Bay
est. 1865
Porirua · 1 →
Pātaka Art + Museum
#36
Pātaka Art + Museum
est. 1980
Rotorua Lakes District · 1 →
Rotorua Museum
#39
Rotorua Museum
est. 1988
Tauranga City · 1 →
Tauranga Art Gallery
#42
Tauranga Art Gallery
est. 2007
Kaipara District · 1 →
Kauri Museum
#59
Kauri Museum
-36.13°, 174.19°
West Coast Region · 1 →
Strongman Mine
#71
Strongman Mine
est. 1939
Manawatū-Whanganui Region · 1 →
Te Manawa
#72
Te Manawa
-40.36°, 175.61°
Wellington Region · 1 →
Zealandia
#79
Zealandia
-41.29°, 174.75°
South Taranaki District · 1 →
Aotea Utanganui Museum of South Taranaki
#80
Aotea Utanganui Museum of South Taranaki
-39.75°, 174.47°
Horowhenua District · 1 →
Oranjehof
#85
Oranjehof
-40.47°, 175.28°
Balclutha · 1 →
Telford Rural Polytechnic
#89
Telford Rural Polytechnic
est. 1964
Christchurch City Council · 1 →
Akaroa Museum
#90
Akaroa Museum
est. 1964
Masterton District · 1 →
Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History
#91
Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History
est. 1969
Auckland City · 1 →
Devonport Museum
#93
Devonport Museum
est. 1980
Kaikōura District · 1 →
Kaikōura Museum
#97
Kaikōura Museum
est. 2016
Waimate District · 1 →
Waimate Museum Building
#108
Waimate Museum Building
est. 1880
Matamata-Piako District · 1 →
Cadman Bath House (Former)
#131
Cadman Bath House (Former)
-37.54°, 175.72°
Hawke's Bay Region · 1 →
Napier Art Deco historic precinct
#140
Napier Art Deco historic precinct
-39.50°, 176.92°
Selwyn District · 1 →
Ruth Burns Court
#144
Ruth Burns Court
-43.64°, 172.47°
Lower Hutt City · 1 →
Wainuiomata Historical Museum
#147
Wainuiomata Historical Museum
-41.27°, 174.96°
Invercargill City · 1 →
🏛️
#149
Invercargill Public Art Gallery
est. 1951
Central Hawke's Bay District · 1 →
🏛️
#153
Central Hawkes Bay Museum
-39.94°, 176.59°
Otago Region · 1 →
🏛️
#159
Otago Peninsula Museum and Historical Society
est. 1974
Gore · 1 →
🏛️
#169
Gore Public Gardens
-46.10°, 168.94°
Hurunui District · 1 →
🏛️
#170
Hanmer Springs Art Gallery
-42.52°, 172.83°
Hastings District · 1 →
🏛️
#171
Keirunga Gardens
-39.68°, 176.88°
Waikato District · 1 →
🏛️
#178
Settlers Museum
-37.40°, 175.15°