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The exterior of the Wellington Museum, a historic building on Jervois Quay on the waterfront of Wellington Harbour.

Wellington Museum

Lavishly restored to its former glory, this heritage building boasts multiple magnificent spaces full of history and the stories of Wellington.

Located two minutes walk from Lambton Quay on the Wellington waterfront, this world-class museum is suitable for meetings, cocktail events and VIP dinners.

Featuring eight meeting spaces, the entire museum is also available for hire and can host up to 700 guests. For intimate meetings, the historic Boardroom is ideal with its capacity of up to 12 people. Let the Wellington Museum and The Catering Studio take care of everything — all that’s left for you to decide is who to invite and when.

An exhibition room inside the Wellington Museum. Three people are walking and looking at the historical items on display.
A wide, wooden staircase inside the Wellington Museum.
Historical items on display at the Wellington Museum. It's a dimly lit space with hardwood floors and exposed beams on the ceiling.
Exterior of the Wellington Museum, a blue building with a red door.
The entrance to the Wellington Museum, housed in an 1892 heritage building, is painted pale blue with a bright orange entrance.

Rooms available

Spaces Floor area Theatre Classroom Boardroom U-shape Banquet Workshop Cocktail Booths
The Attic 482m²             240  
The Capital Room 20m²     8          
Ngā Heke* 482m²             120  
Von Kohorn Room 106m² 70 24 28 23 60 46 130  
The WH & ESA Room 30m²   8 14          
The Draughtsman’s Room 59m² 40 18 22 21 20 28 40  
Telling Tales               130  
Full Venue               700  

*Ngā Heke is only available as a part of a full museum booking.

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The Exterior of Tākina at sunset from across the street.

Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre

Inspired by the city’s dramatic landscape and environment, Wellington’s purpose-built convention centre is thoughtfully designed with the delegate experience in mind.

Exterior of Harbourside function centre, a large brick building.

Harbourside Function Centre

Located on Wellington’s picturesque waterfront, Harbourside Function Centre has unique spaces to host groups of all sizes.

Looking out over the green field at sky stadium, over the yellow seats from the Sky Stadium function centre box.

Sky Stadium Function Centre

Sky Stadium is one of Wellington’s largest meeting facilities within one of New Zealand’s premier sports and entertainment venues.

A drone shot looking down on Massey University.

Massey University

With a wide range of bookable spaces, find the ideal space for your conference, meeting, or social function at Massey University.

Hundreds of people seated for a conference inside the Lower Hutt Events Centre, looking at 2 large screens to the front of the room.

Lower Hutt Events Centre

The Lower Hutt Events Centre is a state-of-the-art multi-purpose venue. It’s designed to accommodate conferences and events with more than 1,000 attendees.

The Large concrete exterior of Te Papa, with 4 large globe statues outside.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Te Papa’s unique conference and meeting spaces offer the flexibility to host a vast range of events through one single contact.

Exterior of Dockside on Queens Wharf.

Dockside Restaurant & Bar

Enjoy the sun and seafood at this restaurant and function venue, overlooking Wellington Harbour.

Inside a cinema inside Embassy Theatre. The large auditorium has high vaulted ceilings, art deco reliefs on the walls and a large projection screen with open teal curtains.

Embassy Theatre

Host your event and impress your guests in Aotearoa’s grandest picture palace.

The Atrium space at The Exchange has wooden floors, steel beams, large planter boxes, sofas, and a high ceiling.

The Atrium at The Exchange

Full of industrial and urban character, The Atrium is a spacious and light-filled hidden gem in the heart of Wellington.

The exterior of Karaka Cafe at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke over the water.

Wharewaka Function Centre

Located on Wellington’s waterfront, the Wharewaka Function Centre is a purpose-built function space ideal for hosting conferences, events, meetings, dinners and functions.