List of museums in New Zealand

This is a list of museums in New Zealand, including regional museums, local museums, art galleries and maritime museums.

Name	Coordinates	Location	Territorial authority area/Local board area	Region	Type	Opened
Adam Art Gallery		Kelburn	Wellington	Wellington	Art gallery	1947
Air Force Museum of New Zealand		Wigram	Christchurch	Canterbury	Military museum	1976
Aigantighe Art Gallery		Timaru	Timaru	Canterbury	Art gallery	1956
Albertland Heritage Museum		Wellsford	Rodney	Auckland	Local museum	1990
Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki		Patea	South Taranaki	Taranaki	Local museum	1967
Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History		Masterton	Masterton	Wellington	Art gallery	1969
Artspace Aotearoa		Auckland CBD	Waitematā	Auckland	Art gallery	1987
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki		Auckland CBD	Waitematā	Auckland	Art gallery	1888
Auckland War Memorial Museum		Parnell	Waitematā	Auckland	Regional museum	1852
Bill Richardson Transport World		Invercargill	Invercargill	Southland	Transport museum	2015
Blue Oyster Art Project Space		Central Dunedin	Dunedin	Otago	Art gallery	1999
Bluff Maritime Museum		Bluff	Invercargill	Southland	Maritime museum	1992
Butler Point Whaling Museum		Hihi	Far North	Northland	Specialist museum	1970
Cadbury World (closed 2018)	'	Dunedin Central	Dunedin	Otago	Specialist museum	2003
Canterbury Museum		Christchurch CBD	Christchurch	Canterbury	Regional museum	1867
Carterton Railway Museum (Te Whare Rerѐwe o Carterton)		Carterton	Carterton	Wellington	Railway museum	1990
Centre of Contemporary Art		Christchurch Central	Christchurch	Canterbury	Art gallery	1880
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu		Christchurch Central	Christchurch	Canterbury	Art gallery	2003
City Gallery Wellington		Wellington Central	Wellington	Wellington	Art gallery	1940
Classic Flyers Museum		Mount Maunganui	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty	Car museum	2005
Classic Motorcycle Mecca		Invercargill Central	Invercargill	Southland	Motorcycle museum	2016
Clapham's National Clock Museum		Whangārei	Whangarei District	Northland	Clock museum
Coaltown Museum		Westport	Buller	West Coast	Local museum	2013
Cobblestones Museum		Greytown	South Wairarapa	Wellington	Historic village	1970s
Nairn Street Cottage		Mount Cook	Wellington	Wellington	Local museum	1980
Corban Estate Arts Centre		Henderson	Henderson-Massey	Auckland	Art gallery	2001
Crystal Mountain Mine Museum		Swanson	Waitākere Ranges	Auckland	Specialist museum	2000
Dalmatian Archives and Museum		Auckland CBD	Waitematā	Auckland	Specialist museum	1989
Denis Cohn Gallery	'	Māngere	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu	Auckland	Art gallery	1979
Devonport Museum		Devonport	Devonport-Takapuna	Auckland	Local museum	1977
The Dowse Art Museum		Hutt Central	Lower Hutt	Wellington	Art gallery	1971
Dunedin Gasworks Museum		Dunedin South	Dunedin	Otago	Historic gasworks	2001
Dunedin Public Art Gallery		Central Dunedin	Dunedin	Otago	Art gallery	1884
Eastern Southland Gallery		Gore	Gore	Southland	Art gallery	1984
Edwin Fox Maritime Centre		Picton	Marlborough	Marlborough	Maritime museum	1986
Enjoy Contemporary Art Space		Wellington	Wellington	Wellington	Art gallery	2000
Fell Engine Museum		Featherston	South Wairarapa	Wellington	Rail museum	1955
Ferrymead Heritage Park		Ferrymead	Christchurch	Canterbury	Historic village	1965
Flax Stripper Museum		Foxton	Horowhenua	Manawatū-Whanganui	Local museum	1990
Foxton Museum		Foxton	Horowhenua	Manawatū-Whanganui	Local museum	1990
Founders Heritage Park		The Wood	Nelson	Nelson	Local museum	1986
Gibbs Farm		Makarau	Rodney	Auckland	Sculpture farm	1991
Glenbrook Vintage Railway		Waiuku	Franklin	Auckland	Heritage railway	1977
Golden Bay Museum		Tākaka	Tasman	Tasman	Local museum	1990
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery		New Plymouth Central	New Plymouth	Taranaki	Art gallery	1970
Gus Fisher Gallery		Auckland CBD	Waitematā	Auckland	Art gallery	2001
Hastings City Art Gallery		Hastings Central	Hastings	Hawke's Bay	Art gallery	2009
Highwic		Epsom	Albert-Eden	Auckland	Heritage building	1981
Hocken Collections		Dunedin Central	Dunedin	Otago	Art gallery	1910
Howick Historical Village		Pakuranga	Howick	Auckland	Heritage village	1980
Hokitika Museum		Hokitika	Westland	West Coast	Local museum	1869
Huia Settlers Museum		Huia	Waitākere Ranges	Auckland	Local museum	1984
Hundertwasser Arts Centre and Wairau Māori Art Gallery		Whangārei Central	Whangārei	Northland	Art gallery	2022
Jonesonian Institute		Huia	Waitākere Ranges	Auckland	Specialist museum	2008
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace		Thornton	Wellington	Wellington	Historic building	1988
Kauri Museum		Matakohe	Kaipara	Northland	Local museum	1962
Larnach Castle		Pukehiki	Dunedin	Otago	Historic building	1967
Len Lye Centre		New Plymouth Central	New Plymouth	Taranaki	Art gallery	1980
Mahara Gallery		Waikanae	Kāpiti Coast	Wellington	Art gallery	1996
Mangawhai Museum		Mangawhai Heads	Kaipara	Northland	Local museum	2014
Mansion House		Warkworth	Rodney	Auckland	Historic building	1980
Museum of Transport and Technology		Western Springs	Waitematā	Auckland	Technology museum	1964
Museum of Waiheke		Onetangi	Waiheke Island	Auckland	Local museum	1990
McCahon House		Titirangi	Waitākere Ranges	Auckland	Historic building	1998
Mission House / Stone Store		Kerikeri	Far North	Northland	Historic building	1975
MTG Hawke's Bay		Central Napier	Napier	Hawke's Bay	Regional museum	1865
Napier Prison		Bluff Hill	Napier	Hawke's Bay	Historic building	2002
National Army Museum		Waiouru	Ruapehu	Manawatū-Whanganui	Military museum	1978
National Museum of Audio Visual Arts & Sciences		Foxton	Horowhenua	Manawatū-Whanganui	Technology museum	1970s
National Tattoo Museum Of New Zealand		Te Aro	Wellington	Wellington	Specialist museum	2011
Nelson Provincial Museum		Nelson Central	Nelson	Nelson	Regional museum	1842
New Zealand Cricket Museum		Mount Cook	Wellington	Wellington	Sports museum	1987
New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum (closed 2011)	'	Wānaka	Queenstown Lakes	Otago	Military museum	1993
New Zealand Maritime Museum		Auckland CBD	Waitematā	Auckland	Maritime museum	1993
New Zealand Olympic Museum (closed 2016)	'	Wellington Central	Wellington	Wellington	Sports museum	1998
New Zealand Portrait Gallery		Pipitea	Wellington	Wellington	Art gallery	1990
New Zealand Rugby Museum		Palmerston North Central	Palmerston North	Manawatū-Whanganui	Sports museum	1977
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame		Central Dunedin	Dunedin	Otago	Sports museum	1990
New Zealand Timber Museum		Lichfield	South Waikato	Waikato	Specialist museum	1981
New Zealand Trotting Hall of Fame		Epsom	Albert-Eden	Auckland	Racing museum	1997
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision		Thorndon	Wellington	Wellington	Archive	2019
Objectspace		Grey Lynn	Waitematā	Auckland	Art gallery	2004
Olveston		Dunedin North	Dunedin	Otago	Heritage building	1967
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre		Blenheim	Marlborough	Marlborough	Aviation museum	1996
Opotiki Heritage and Agricultural Society		Ōpōtiki	Ōpōtiki	Bay of Plenty	Local museum	2001
Oratia Folk Museum		Oratia	Waitākere Ranges	Auckland	Local museum	1992
Otago Museum		Dunedin Central	Dunedin	Otago	Regional museum	1865
Otaki Museum		Ōtaki	Kāpiti Coast	Wellington	Local museum	2003
Polish Heritage Trust Museum		Howick	Howick	Auckland	Specialist museum	2004
Pahiatua & Districts Museum		Pahiatua	Tararua	Manawatū-Whanganui	Local museum	1977
Pahiatua Railcar Society		Pahiatua	Tararua	Manawatū-Whanganui	Local museum	1991
Papakura Museum		Papakura	Howick	Auckland	Local museum	1972
Pataka Art + Museum		Porirua Central	Porirua	Wellington	Art gallery, local museum	1998
Papatoetoe Historical Society		Papatoetoe	Ōtara-Papatoetoe	Auckland	Local museum	1988
The Physics Room		Christchurch Central	Christchurch	Canterbury	Art gallery	1992
The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum		Tinwald	Ashburton	Canterbury	Heritage railway	1973
Pleasant Point Museum and Railway		Pleasant Point	Timaru	Canterbury	Railway museum	1970
Pompallier House		Russell	Far North	Northland	Heritage building	1941
Port Chalmers Maritime Museum		Port Chalmers	Dunedin	Otago	Maritime museum	1913
Puke Ariki		New Plymouth Central	New Plymouth	Taranaki	Regional museum	2003
Ravenscar House Museum		Christchurch CBD	Christchurch	Canterbury	Art gallery	2021
Rotoroa Island Museum		Rotoroa Island	Waiheke Island	Auckland	Local museum	2009
Rotorua Museum		Rotorua Central	Rotorua Lakes	Bay of Plenty	Local museum	1969
Reserve Bank Museum		Wellington Central	Wellington	Wellington	Specialist museum	2006
Reyburn House Art Gallery		Whangārei Central	Whangarei District	Northland	Art gallery	1966
Sarjeant Gallery		Whanganui Central	Whanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui	Art gallery	1919
St Paul St Gallery		Auckland CBD	Waitematā	Auckland	Art gallery	2004
Shantytown		Paroa	Grey	West Coast	Heritage village	1971
Steampunk HQ		Oamaru	Waitaki	Otago	Art gallery	2011
Southland Museum and Art Gallery		Invercargill Central	Invercargill	Southland	Regional museum	1869
South Canterbury Museum		Timaru	Timaru	Canterbury	Local museum	1952
Southward Car Museum		Otaihanga	Kāpiti Coast	Wellington	Car museum	1979
Space Place at Carter Observatory		Kelburn	Wellington	Wellington	Observatory	1941
The Suter Art Gallery		Nelson Central	Nelson	Nelson	Art gallery	1899
Tairawhiti Museum		Whataupoko	Gisborne	Gisborne	Local museum	1883
Taupō Museum		Taupō Central	Taupō	Waikato	Local museum	1970s
Tauranga Art Gallery		Tauranga Central	Tauranga	Bay of Plenty	Art gallery	2007
Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom		Foxton	Horowhenua	Manawatū-Whanganui	Local museum	2017
	-46.351755146981894, 168.0132343304666	Riverton / Aparima	Southland District	Southland	Local Museum	2009
Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi		Waitangi	Far North	Northland	National museum	2016
Te Manawa		Palmerston North Central	Palmerston North	Manawatū-Whanganui	Regional museum	1999
Te Papa		Wellington Central	Wellington	Wellington	National museum	1998
Te Puia		Whakarewarewa	Rotorua Lakes	Bay of Plenty	Specialist museum	1963
Te Rau Aroha Museum		Waitangi	Far North	Northland	National museum	2020
Te Tuhi		Pakuranga	Howick	Auckland	Art gallery	1975
Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery		Titirangi	Waitākere Ranges	Auckland	Art gallery	1986
Te Waimate Mission		Waimate North	Far North	Northland	Historic building	1961
Te Wairoa		Lake Tarawera	Rotorua	Bay of Plenty	Historic village	1931
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum		Dunedin Central	Dunedin	Otago	Regional museum	1898
Torpedo Bay Navy Museum		Devonport	Devonport-Takapuna	Auckland	Maritime museum, military museum	2010
Treaty House		Waitangi	Far North	Northland	National museum	1933
Uxbridge Art Gallery		Mellons Bay	Howick	Auckland	Art gallery	1981
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato		Hamilton Central	Hamilton	Waikato	Regional museum	1965
Waimarino Museum		Raetihi	Ruapehu	Manawatū-Whanganui	Local museum	1981
Waitangi Treaty Grounds		Waitangi	Far North	Northland	Historic site	1934
Waitomo Caves Museum		Waitomo	Waitomo	Waikato	Local museum	1973
Waiuku Museum		Waiuku	Franklin	Auckland	Local museum	1965
Warkworth Museum		Warkworth	Rodney	Auckland	Local museum	1979
Wellington Museum		Wellington Central	Wellington	Wellington	Regional museum	1999
Wellington Tramway Museum		Paraparaumu	Kāpiti Coast	Wellington	Rail museum	1965
Whakatāne Museum		Whakatāne	Whakatāne	Bay of Plenty	Local museum	1972
Whakamana Cannabis Museum		Auckland Central	Waitematā	Auckland	Cannabis museum	2024
Whanganui Regional Museum		Whanganui Central	Whanganui	Manawatū-Whanganui	Regional museum	1892
Whangārei Art Museum Te Manawa Toi		Whangārei Central	Whangārei	Northland	Art gallery	1996
Whangarei Museum		Maunu	Whangārei	Northland	Local museum	1890
Whittaker's Music Museum		Oneroa	Waiheke Island	Auckland	Specialist museum	1996
Yaldhurst Museum		Yaldhurst	Christchurch	Canterbury	Local museum	1968