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Remembering the 47th anniversary of the Wahine disaster

Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 10:06 am | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Survivors, the families and rescuers of the Wahine Disaster will be reunited to mark the 47th anniversary of New Zealand’s worst maritime disaster on 10 April. More >>

Free Waterfront Concert

Thursday, 19 February 2015, 3:29 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea teams up with Orchestra Wellington and Havana for Free Waterfront Concert More >>

Celebrating Children’s Day with Puppet Premiere

Wednesday, 18 February 2015, 4:22 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea celebrates Children’s Day on March 1 with two free puppet shows starring life-sized pooch, Paddy The Wonder Dog. More >>

Museum of Wellington City & Sea Celebrates Great Kiwi Pav

Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 11:18 am | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Forget cricket and rugby; when it comes to rivalry between New Zealand and Australia, it’s the seemingly innocuous pavlova that really gets blood boiling. In recent years, historians have backed New Zealand’s claim to the iconic dessert and this ... More >>

Museum of Wellington City & Sea teams up with Tip Top

Monday, 26 January 2015, 4:22 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea has teamed up with Tip Top and members of the Richter City Roller Derby for the first in a series of Throwback Thursday fundraising events under the sails at Queens Wharf this Thursday lunchtime - part of its "What Year ... More >>

Museum of Wellington City & Sea: 'What Year Are You?’

Monday, 26 January 2015, 9:54 am | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea is selling each of the 150 years that Wellington has been the capital city as it launches a major new fundraising campaign next week. More >>

Celebrating 15 years of Wellington Heritage

Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 2:01 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea celebrates 15 years of sharing Wellington’s stories this November. Between noon and 2pm on Thursday 27 November, the Museum marks its 15th birthday with treats, giveaways and birthday cupcakes supplied by the Sweet ... More >>

Third Thursday featuring Songwriter Circle

Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 4:54 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

The Museum of Wellington City & Sea hosts its second Songwriter Circle , part of its popular Third Thursday Series. From 7pm on Thursday 15 October, the Museum turns the spotlight on folk music with New Zealand musicians Sam Prebble, Mark Sommerville ... More >>

70th anniversary of New Zealand's first refugees

Friday, 19 September 2014, 3:25 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea stages a Celebration of Everything Polish this October to mark the 70th anniversary of the arrival of New Zealand’s first refugees in November 1944. The 733 Polish children and their 102 guardians came to Wellington ... More >>

House Party full of talks and debates

Monday, 25 August 2014, 4:00 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Museum of Wellington City & Sea Queens Wharf Monday 1 September – Friday 5 September at 12.30pm Free entry More >>

A call-out for all the wonderful Wellington wonders

Monday, 18 August 2014, 11:58 am | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Dust off that vase that’s been sitting on your shelf for an age. Pull that unusual painting off the wall. And grab that old, slightly creepy looking china doll and bring it down to the Curiosity Roadshow at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea to ... More >>

A Short History of Jazz

Monday, 28 July 2014, 4:35 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

The Museum of Wellington City & Sea turns the spotlight on the history of jazz this August, with a focus on the music of the ‘20s, ‘30s ‘40s & ‘50s. A Short History of Jazz takes place over four Sundays from 10 to 31 August at 2pm. It features ... More >>

We Come in Peace: The Beatles in NZ 50th Anniversary

Thursday, 8 May 2014, 9:46 am | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Beatlemania hits the Museum of Wellington City & Sea on Sunday 15 June at 2pm. The Museum welcomes music writers Redmer Yska and Chris Bourke to present the ‘real’ story of the 1964 Beatles tour of New Zealand, with a focus on the Wellington back ... More >>

Mysteries of Matiu/Somes

Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 3:35 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Capital E and the Museum of Wellington City & Sea are coming together to present Mysteries of Matiu/Somes these school holidays. On 28, 30 April and 2 May, children will begin their day with a session of story-telling at the Museum of Wellington ... More >>

46 years on - Remembering the Wahine

Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 5:16 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

46 years ago, the Wahine storm struck and affected lives of passengers, crew, rescuers, family members and the wider Wellington region. Museum of Wellington City & Sea will be remembering the 46th anniversary of the Wahine disaster with a day of commemorations. More >>

Museum Of Wgtn City and Sea: Late opening every 3rd Thursday

Monday, 24 February 2014, 1:32 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Late night openings at Museum of Wellington City & Sea launches on Thursday 20 March with free live poetry. From 7pm Wellington poets, including Harry Ricketts take the stage to read and discuss their work. More >>

Celebrate Children's Day With A Couple Of Puppets

Thursday, 13 February 2014, 11:51 am | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

A quirky story performed by Wellington puppets takes place on Children’s Day at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea. The String Bean Puppets perform the curious and captivating tale of The Mermaid’s Song on Sunday 2 March at 2 & 3pm, followed ... More >>

Couplets for Couples

Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 2:54 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

Love is in the air at Museum of Wellington City & Sea. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with our late night exclusive event, Couplets for Couples. On Friday February 14 from 5.30-7.00pm, the Museum welcomes PlayShop Performance Company, who will dazzle ... More >>

Without registering Paddy, life is ruff

Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 2:17 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

The Museum of Wellington City & Sea is hosting an animal gathering to register one of its most popular attractions, Paddy the Wanderer. Wandering into the Museum on Thursday 5 November at 9am is Senior Animal Control Officers, Vicki and Kate with ... More >>

Warfies Strike Commemoration

Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 3:28 pm | Museum Of Wellington City and Sea

To mark one hundred years since the Great Strike of 1913 striking workers and Massey’s Cossacks are coming head to head on Wellington streets. At high noon on Tuesday 5 November the commemorative parade will commence from Museum of Wellington City & ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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