19
Jul
Space Place closing for renovations By Space Place | 19 July, 2024 We are excited to announce that our planetarium galleries will be undergoing renovations to refresh our exhibits and telescope room. To allow for these improvements, Space Place will be closed from Monday 22 July to Wednesday 31 July. During this time there will [...]
25
Jun
Spilling the tea on city controversies and how Wellington became the world’s coolest little capital. Suitable for ages 12+ Choose your session time below.
25
Jun
Discover the stories of Wellington Museum’s animals and other curiosities. Suitable for ages 3+ Choose your session time below.
03
Jul
Family at the heart of Museum’s new chemist collection By Ian Wards, Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington Senior Curator (Taonga) | July 3, 2024 Some of the bottles in the Castle Chemists collection recently gifted to Te Waka Huia o Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Wellington Museum. Curious, elaborate bottles from an Edwardian pharmacy form part of [...]
07
Jun
Reach for the stars! Or maybe the exoplanets By Grace Jacobs Corban Grace Jacobs Corban is one of six recipients of the 2024 New Zealand Space Scholarship. She is a Visitor Experience host at Space Place and a Maths and Space Science tutor at Victoria University. Planetarium shows at Space Place Te Ara Whānui ki [...]
31
May
Admissions changes at Space Place By Space Place | May 30, 2024 Over the past 12 months, Space Place has seen several exciting changes take place; including a comprehensive upgrade of our planetarium kit with new 4k laser projectors, the refresh of our Tūhura module for tamariki, and a complete foyer redevelopment. We also have [...]