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Museums & culture in New Zealand

Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

tradition

A and P Shows

Nationwide
festival

Alexandra Blossom Festival

Otago
observatory

Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve

Canterbury
gallery

Auckland Art Gallery

Auckland
museum

Auckland Museum

Auckland
tradition

Backcountry Hut Culture

Nationwide
festival

Bread and Circus Festival

Canterbury
sculpture trail

Brick Bay Sculpture Trail

Auckland
tradition

Campervan Road Trips

Nationwide
gallery

Christchurch Art Gallery

Canterbury
street art

Christchurch Street Art

Canterbury
gallery

City Gallery Wellington

Wellington
museum

Claphams Clocks

Northland
street

Cuba Street

Wellington
museum

Dowse Art Museum

Wellington
garden

Dunedin Chinese Garden

Otago
music scene

Dunedin Sound Music Heritage

Otago
street art

Dunedin Street Art Trail

Otago
gallery

Eastern Southland Gallery

Southland
cinema

Embassy Theatre

Wellington
sculpture park

Gibbs Farm

Auckland
tradition

Haka and Kapa Haka

Nationwide
tradition

Harakeke Weaving

Nationwide
open-air museum

Howick Historical Village

Auckland
gallery

Hundertwasser Art Centre

Northland
theatre

Isaac Theatre Royal

Canterbury
street

Karangahape Road

Auckland
writer's house

Katherine Mansfield House

Wellington
museum

Kauri Museum Matakohe

Northland
tradition

Kiwi Bach Culture

Nationwide
gallery

Len Lye Centre

Taranaki
port town

Lyttelton

Canterbury
cultural centre

Manea Footprints of Kupe

Northland
tradition

Maori Culture

Nationwide
tradition

Marae Stay Experiences

Nationwide
festival

Matariki

Nationwide
rock carving

Mine Bay Maori Rock Carvings

Waikato
island

Mokoia Island

Bay of Plenty
museum

MTG Hawkes Bay

Hawke's Bay
museum

New Zealand Maritime Museum

Auckland
town

Otorohanga Kiwiana Town

Waikato
festival

Pasifika Festival

Auckland
tradition

Pohutukawa Christmas Tradition

Nationwide
mission building

Pompallier Mission

Northland
museum

Puke Ariki

Taranaki
church

Putiki Church

Manawatu-Whanganui
town

Raglan

Waikato
festival

Rhythm and Vines

Gisborne
tradition

Rugby Culture

Nationwide
gallery

Sarjeant Gallery

Manawatu-Whanganui
tradition

Surf Culture

Nationwide
gallery

Suter Art Gallery

Tasman
tradition

Ta Moko

Nationwide
town

Taihape Gumboot Capital

Manawatu-Whanganui
cultural experience

Tamaki Maori Village

Bay of Plenty
cultural institute

Te Puia

Bay of Plenty
mission house

Te Waimate Mission

Northland
museum

Thames School of Mines

Waikato
museum

Toitu Otago Settlers Museum

Otago
heritage town

Waipu Scottish Heritage

Northland
historic site

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Northland
sport

Waka Ama Outrigger Racing

Nationwide
museum

Wellington and Te Papa

Wellington
tradition

Whakairo Carving

Nationwide
village

Whakarewarewa Living Village

Bay of Plenty
festival

WOMAD New Plymouth

Taranaki
show

World of WearableArt

Wellington

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