Haere mai! The museum's Whānau Fun Day will be packedwith seaside shenanigans to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition Captains, Collectors, Friends & Adventurers.
Get ready for storytelling, live music, face-painting, crafts, workshops, vessel tours and more...
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Session times 10.30am 11:30am 1.30pm, 2.30pm | $35 per person
Sew a miniature signal flag brooch in this one-hour workshop with professional embroiderer Jo Dixey. Limit five people per session.
10:30am - 2:30pm | Free with museum entry
Enjoy live performances by the incredible (and incredibly fun) Jade River Ukes Band throughout the day!
Sailing times: 11:30, 1:30, 2.30 | Normal sailing fees apply
The museum's legendary scow is ready to set sail - help set the sails as you take in the sights, sounds and smells of Auckland's glittering Waitematā Harbour.
10:30am - 2:30pm | Free with museum entry
Breeze, the museum's traditional wooden brigantine, has just completed a five-year renovation. Come aboard, peek below decks and see how our shipwrights have brought this vessel back to life.
10:30am - 2:30pm | Gold coin koha
Climb aboard a 150-year-old steam boat! This cute little vessel will be offering 15-minute trips on the harbour throughout the day.
10:30am & 11:00am | Free with museum entry (bookings recommended)
What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it came from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long and difficult in the boy's rowboat...
10:30am - 2:30pm | Free with museum entry
Lions and tigers and mermaids and more!
10am - 3pm | Free with museum entry
Our Mini Māui Club crew will be running badgemaking and craft activities and giving out free activity packs!
Take a photo of the headline you've created in the Captains, Collectors, Friends & Adventurers exhibition, tag us @nzmaritimemuseum and be in to win a Ted Ashby family sailing pass!
