National Library of New Zealand
The National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, located across from Parliament Buildings, is one of the country's leading cultural and information centres.
It also houses the world famous Alexander Turnbull Library, a "library within a library", specialising in documentary materials - books, manuscripts, photographs, drawings and prints, cartoons, music, newspapers, maps and oral histories. The Gallery exhibits works primarily from the Library's heritage collections and also runs a lively events programme. There is a café at the library.
Open hours:
Library:
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Gallery:
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday Closed
Free Admission, guided tours of exhibitions can be arranged.
- Location: City Suburbs
- Address: 58-78 Molesworth Street, Wellington
- Phone number: +64 4 474 3000
- Fax number: +64 4 474 3035
- Email Address: susan.bartel@natlib.govt.nz
- Website: www.natlib.govt.nz
- Tagged as: For Kids / Families
Additional price information:
Free admission
