Auckland · 13 places
Museums & Galleries in Auckland
The museums that work with children are the ones you can touch. Auckland is well served here — between the transport and technology collections, the maritime museum and the planetarium, there is a lot that rewards a short attention span.
Several are free or donation-entry for Auckland residents, and most have a dedicated discovery or hands-on space aimed at under-eights. Those rooms are usually where you will spend the visit, whatever you planned to see.

New Zealand Warbirds Association
📍Ardmore

Wētā Workshop Unleashed
📍Auckland CBD

Auckland War Memorial Museum
📍Auckland Museum

Howick Historical Village
📍Howick Historical Village

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
📍Auckland Art Gallery

New Zealand Maritime Museum
📍New Zealand Maritime Museum

Sculptureum
📍Matakana

Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
📍Devonport

Silverdale Pioneer Village
📍Silverdale

Whittaker's Musical Museum
📍Waiheke Island

MOTAT Museum of Transport & Technology
📍Western Springs

Te Whatu Stardome
📍Te Whatu Stardome

Devonport Museum
📍Devonport
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