Plan your visit

Free for Aucklanders

Free to roam. Free to explore.
Entry to Auckland Museum is always free for Aucklanders.
 

Open weedays from 10AM - 5PM.
Open Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from 9AM - 5PM.
Open late every Tuesday evening until 8.30PM.

the imaginarium, auckland museum

Free to visit, yours to explore. 

Bring the tamariki, the grandparents, or your mates. Everyone's invited to enjoy a free day out at your Museum. 

Wander through worlds past and present, and pop back as often as you'd like for more. Auckland Museum is always free for Auckland residents, and open to visit 364 days a year.

Simply visit our ticket desks with your MyMuseum card or proof of Auckland address and we’ll issue your free General Admission tickets. Proof of address can be a library card or utility bill, for example. 

Our doors are open, with countless discoveries to be made. So round up the whānau, pack some curiosity, and come say hi. 

There's plenty to see and do at your Museum

While a few of our galleries are temporarily closed, most of the Museum is open for you to enjoy, including these family favourite galleries.

Volcanoes
KIDS & FAMILY GALLERY

Volcanoes

Come explore our crowd favourite gallery, Volcanoes. Take a look at our turbulent geological home and is an up close and personal examination of the scientific and human stories of volcanoes.

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Weird & Wonderful
KIDS & FAMILY GALLERY

Weird & Wonderful

Come explore our family-favourite Weird & Wonderful gallery, where little-ones lead the way. There's plenty to do and lots to see - what will you discover on your journey through the wonders of the natural world?

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Tāmaki Herenga Waka gallery interactive
FREE GALLERY

Tāmaki Herenga Waka

Stories of Auckland

Discover Auckland all over again. The Tāmaki Herenga Waka: Stories of Auckland gallery encourages you to look at your city through new eyes. 

Have a go at hauling a waka, making a tivaevae pattern or learning about the birdsong of Tiritiri Matangi. This gallery includes plenty of fun interactive elements for kids to enjoy.

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Origins gallery at Auckland Museum
FREE GALLERY

Origins

Join us on a journey way back in time and uncover the unique story of our geological origins - how New Zealand split from Gondwana - and the beginnings of our special animal and plant life.

Rajah the Elephant, dinosaur skeleton casts, and huge moa - there's plenty of family favourites to visit in Origins. 

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Imaginarium Whale Jaw Bone
FREE GALLERY

Te Whiwhinga

The Imaginarium

Just around the corner from family favourite Weird & Wonderful, Te Whiwhinga The Imaginarium's three gallery spaces are home to elephants and earwigs, trees and teapots, alligators and ants.

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What's open at the moment

Plan your visit

What's open at the moment

We have galleries open across all three floors of the Museum, with something for everyone to enjoy.

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Facilities and amenities

 

  • Our Kai Room is open, if you'd like space to sit and have your own food and drink during your Museum visit.
  • Tuitui Museum Bistro & Café and 1929 Espresso Bar are open daily, serving up a menu of tasty meals for the whole family, and cabinet food for a quick bite.
  • Our secure underground car park is open (charges apply), with direct access to Te Ao Mārama South Atrium, where you can get your free tickets and start your visit. There's also some free car parking in the Auckland Domain and on some streets around the Museum, with time limits applied. 
  • There are plenty of public transport options to get to the Museum. Find out more about getting here and parking.

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Weekends of Wonder Free family activity at Auckland Museum
FREE WITH MUSEUM ENTRY

WEEKENDS, 10AM - 11.30AM & 1PM - 2.30PM

Weekends of Wonder

Bring your tamariki along for these free sessions designed to inspire young imaginations. Join our AM Learn team for hands-on arts and crafts, plus hear fascinating facts and stories about our natural world. Activities change out regularly.
VR Journeys at Auckland Museum
TICKETS FROM $12

ON NOW

VR Journeys at Auckland Museum

In stunning VR, journey through The Great Kimberley Wilderness. This 35-minute virtual reality documentary narrated by Luke Hemsworth transports you to one of the most spectacular and pristine landscapes in the world.
Mana: Protest in Print exhibition at Auckland Museum
FREE WITH MUSEUM ENTRY

ON NOW

Mana: Protest in Print

Feel the Mana of 1970s protest in print, in the new exhibition that spotlights the groundbreaking newspaper that platformed Māori and Pacific voices across some of Aotearoa New Zealand's most defining years in activism.