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Family-friendly Art Gallery and Museum Guide

Here at Kids Friendly New Zealand we want to make travelling around New Zealand easy.  That is why we list activities that are family-friendly.  All of the art gallery and museums listed on this page are family-friendly.



Family-friendly art gallery and museum in the South Island

 

Bluff

Bluff Maritime Museum (Foreshore Road, Bluff. Ph: 03 212 7534)

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Dunedin

Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street, Dunedin. A visit to the Otago Museum is a must for families as it has a special section called Discovery World, which is a hands-on place for children to visit. In 2007 the museum opened up a three-storey tropical indoor forest, with live butterflies and tropical plants. You can read all about it in the following article - Tropical Forest Discovered in Otago.

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Gore

There are two main museums in Gore, the Gore Historical Museum and the Hokonui Moonshine Museum. The Gore Historical Museum has a range of exhibitions centred around the region's history. The other museum, Hokonui Moonshine Museum, traces the history of the region's prohibition.

Eastern Southland Gallery (Cnr Hokonui Drive and Norfolk St. Ph: 03 203 9288)

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Invercargill

Southland Museum and Art Gallery, Gala Street, Invercargill. Ph: 03 218 9753  Fun and educationally rich collections and exhibitions telling Southland stories, including a live tuatara display.

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Wanaka

New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum www.wanakawarbirds.com

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