Wellington Museum
Te Waka Huia o Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho
A city museum in the bonded warehouse built at Queens Wharf in 1892. Its four floors of galleries cover Māori legends, port shipping and the 1968 Wahine ferry disaster.
Converted from a Victorian bonded warehouse, the museum is free to enter. The ground floor covers the port and shipping, and the gallery on the sinking of the Wahine ferry at the harbour entrance is deeply moving. The top floor has a holographic theatre that brings Māori creation legends to life. There are also street scenes of 19th-century Wellington and stories of migrants. It is not large and can be seen in an hour, and it pairs well with a walk along the waterfront and a visit to Te Papa.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00 (closed Christmas Day)
Nearby sights
- Wellington Waterfront & Oriental Bay
- City Gallery Wellington
- Cuba Street
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- The Beehive & Parliament Buildings
- Harbourside Market
- Old St Paul's
- Wellington Cable Car & Botanic Garden