Wellington Museum is a city museum at 3 Jervois Quay on Wellington's waterfront, two minutes from the shops on Lambton Quay and the cable car. The building is a heritage site, built in 1892 and designed by Frederick de Jersey Clere, and it was once a bonded cargo warehouse. Inside, it tells the story of Wellington and its region, with the Ngā Heke exhibition of taonga, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and contemporary work by Māori artists. The Attic on the top floor covers the more unusual side of the city's history. The Museum Store sells New Zealand-made gifts.
Wellington Museum is part of Museums Wellington, which also runs Space Place, Nairn Street Cottage and the Cable Car Museum. Space Place has full-dome planetarium films, interactive exhibitions and workshops on the southern skies, and the museums offer school learning programmes and events. The museum can be hired for corporate events, media presentations and weddings.