Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
film info line 04-499 3456;
www.filmarchive.org.nz
; cnr Taranaki & Ghuznee Sts; movies $8;
9am-5pm Mon-
Fri, evening screenings 7pm Wed-Sat)
The Film Archive is a veritable vortex of NZ moving
images, into which you could well get sucked for days on end. Its library holds more than
30,000 titles spanning feature films, documentaries, short films, home movies, newsreels,
TV programs and advertisements. There are regular screenings in the cinema ($8), as well
as a viewing library (free) where you can ferret out and watch films until you're square-
eyed. Groovy on-site cafe.
Dowse Art Museum
(
www.dowse.org.nz
;
45 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt; 10am-5pm; )
Fifteen minutes' drive or via
regular buses from downtown Wellington, the Dowse is worth visiting for its architecture
alone. It's also a friendly, accessible art museum showcasing NZ art, craft and design,
with a nice cafe to boot.
GALLERY
Petone Settlers Museum
(
www.petonesettlers.org.nz
; The Esplanade, Petone; 10am-4pm Wed-Sun)
On the shell-strewn
Petone foreshore, 10 minutes' drive from downtown Wellington or reachable by regular
bus services, the art-deco Petone Settlers Museum recalls local migration and settlement
in its charming
Tatou Tatou
exhibition.
MUSEUM
