Well presented museum with fantastic displays. Can’t believe the level of presentation for a free entry! Saw the Gallipol and nature exhibits - would have loved to look at more but we ran out of time due to previous commitments. Well worth a visit - could easily spend a whole day here.

The Maori exhibits were superbly laid out telling a good and fully story right up to present time, linking back recent history of migration of Pacific people's. Some of it is quite emotional. It seems to me be very open in dealing with the history of European settlement, and quite rightly so. This added to my growing understanding and appreciation of these events, but still do much more to absorb. You can very easily return here multiple times. Fantastic.

A big museum; you can spend at least half a day here if not more. The museum is very family friendly. Kids will love it (be prepared for a lot of people and happy noise). I would definitely go here for a family outing. There is a lot to see. Bring your camera. There may be a line at the earthquake house, however, it is worthwhile.

Very interesting museum. Covers a lot of areas relating to NZ. Particular recommendation is the Gallipoli exhibit. The models from WETA were outstanding and the information panels and interactive areas were really well done. As the museum is free to go into it is a great activity to spend some time especially if the weather is not great. Kids will love it.

We were staying in the QT hotel a few minutes walk away so it was an easy decision to visit the museum. We were very impressed by the quality of the museum, particularly as it’s free (we did make a donation at the end, given the scale and quality of it). We did a couple of hours in the morning, covering the settler/species theme and the excellent Gallipoli exhibition, and then returned in the afternoon after a slightly warm walk up to the Botanic gardens (the operative word being ‘up’). We then visited the top floor viewing gallery for a good view of the bay (slightly obscured by the safety glass) and visited the Māori cultural exhibition. It was all done to a very high standard, it’s not crowded and (despite being Londoners used to free museums) we were amazed it’s free.

This is a must do in Wellington. The building is architecturally beautiful and the various exhibition spaces are extremely well curated. It is a great leaning experience, especially about Māori culture The Anzac exhibition was outstanding. It gave an excellent insight into the disastrous invasion. The 2.4 times incredibly lifelike figures of the individuals whose stories were featured was really moving. We basically spend a day exploring with a break in the cafe

You shouldn't really miss the opportunity of visiting this brilliant museum on the quay in Wellington. It is quite diverse in nature drawing together Maori culture, the coming of the white European settlers, the impact upon the eco structure of the islands by both cultures and the disaster that was Gallopoli. The brilliant interactive experiences of a modern museum add to the Impact of a learning experience. It's not to be missed.

Walked here from a shuttle stop from our cruise ship expecting to stay about and an hour. This is the most amazing museum I have ever seen. Be prepared, you won’t want to leave. 5 floors and 3 hours later, we tore ours away as we only had one day in Wellington and wanted to see a bit more.

We went twice. Once when we arrived & again because our walking tour the next day mentioned the earthquake simulator which we missed. The place is so beautiful & well laid out. All the staff so helpful & friendly. The 2nd time, there was an alarm & we had to evacuate the building.

We were on a Gate One Tour and this was definitely one of the highlights. The first floor has some amazing figures of the Battle of Gallipoli. Other things we found very interesting --the earthquake exhibit, the taxidermied animals, the mineral/rock collection, the Maori exhibit.