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Museum of Wellington City & Sea
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MUSEUM
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(
www.museumswellington.org.nz
; Queens Wharf; 10am-5pm)
For an imaginative, interactive
experience of Wellington's social and salty maritime history, swing into the Museum of
Wellington. Highlights include a moving documentary about the tragedy of the
Wahine,
the interisland ferry that sank in the harbour entrance on a terrible, blustery day back in
1968, with a loss of 51 lives. Maori legends are also dramatically told using tiny hologram
actors and special effects. The building itself is an old Bond Store dating from 1892.
City Gallery
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GALLERY
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(
www.citygallery.org.nz
;
Civic Sq, Wakefield St; charges may apply for major exhibits; 10am-5pm)
Housed in the monumental old library in Civic Sq, Wellington's much-loved City Gallery
does a cracking job of securing acclaimed contemporary international exhibitions, as well
as unearthing and supporting those at the forefront of the NZ scene. A packed events cal-
endar and excellent Nikau Cafe (
Click here
)
enhance the experience.
Academy Galleries
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(
www.nzafa.com
; 1 Queens Wharf; 10am-5pm)
The showcase of the New Zealand
Academy of Fine Arts, Academy Galleries presents frequently changing exhibitions by
NZ artists.
New Zealand Portrait Gallery
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