New Zealand

International Antarctic Centre — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:32 PM

Offers visitors an exciting and interactive experience of Antarctica.

Auckland War Memorial Museum — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:33 PM

The Museums offers a wide range of exhibits, guided tours, pictorial collections, cultural performances, etc. etc.

Canterbury Museum — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:35 PM

Canterbury Museum is a treasure trove of riches. Its collections have engaged and delighted visitors from all over the world for more than 130 years. Have big Antarctica collection with artifacts such as Roald Amundsen's pocket knife.

Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:36 PM

Kelly Tarlton's is a wonderland of snow, ice and amazing underwater sights. Explore the wilds of Antarctica and the natural treasures of the ocean depths in our Underwater World - and beyond.

Royal New Zealand Naval Museum — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:37 PM

The Navy Museum holds a unique collection of objects that tell the story of New Zealand's Navy. These objects are of a functional, ceremonial, social, spiritual, and cultural nature and serve to represent the full range of events, experiences and responsibilities of our Navy.

Southland Museum and Art Gallery — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:40 PM

No info available at present.

Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa) — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:43 PM

Te Papa's key tasks are to preserve and present the taonga (treasures) of New Zealand's peoples and to interpret the country's heritage for national and international audiences. Highlight: From December 2008: Te Papa has the world’s only complete Colossal Squid specimen on display. The museum also holds one of the world's largest whale collections. Part of their whale exhibition is on a world tour. For more info on that - see: http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/exhibitions/whales/

Marine Studies Centre — by Kris Molle — last modified Oct 27, 2008 03:44 PM

The museum has a wealth of interactive exhibitions. It's a great museum for education purposes with wonderful exhibitions, great for young and old.

Lyttelton Historical Museum Society (Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society Inc.) — by Kris Molle — last modified Dec 04, 2008 02:06 PM

The Tug 'Lyttelton' Preservation Society is a non-profit organisation whose aims and objects are to restore and maintain the vintage steam Tug 'Lyttelton' in working order, to promote public interest in the vessel and make it possible for passengers to travel on it by means of public cruises and chartered voyages around the Banks Peninsula area. The Tug escorted Ernest Shackletons ship ‘Nimrod’ out of Lyttelton on their Antarctic expedition.