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Antarctic Visitor Centre
| Website: | www.iceberg.co.nz |
| Address: | International Antarctic Centre, Orchard Rd., Christchurch International Airport, PO Box 14-001, Christchurch |
| Telephone: | +64-3-358-9896 |
| Fax: | +64-3-353-7799 |
| Year of foundation: | 1992 |
| Collections: | Seeks to complement the display of historic artefacts at Canterbury Museum by focusing on current activities and by the innovative use of sound, film and light technology, and interactive exhibits to let visitors experience the grandeur of Antarctica whilst becoming better informed about it. |
Auckland War Memorial Museum
| Address: | The Domain, Private Bag, Auckland 1 |
| Year of foundation: | 1852 |
| Collections: | Small collection of artefacts from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic. |
Canterbury Museum
| Address: | Rolleston Av., Christchurch 1 |
| Telephone: | +64-3-668-379 |
| Fax: | +64-3-668-379 |
| Year of foundation: | 1867 |
| Collections: | The R.H. Stewart Hall of Antarctic Discovery, with its extensive collection of historical artefacts, was opened in 1977 and refurbished in 1994. The Museum also houses the P.J. Skellerup Antarctic Library and carries out a modest programme of Antarctic research on the earth sciences, vertebrate zoology, and the Ross Island historic huts |
| Publications: | <em>Bulletin</em>; <em>Canterbury Museum's Antarctica</em> (1991); <em>Records</em> |
Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter
| Website: | www.kellytarltons.co.nz |
| Address: | 23 Tamaki Dr., PO Box 42-021, Orakei, Auckland |
| Telephone: | +64-9-528-0603 |
| Fax: | +64-9-528-9333 |
| Year of foundation: | 1985 [the 'Antarctic Experience' opened in 1994] |
| Collections: | Visitor centre including Antarctic Encounter Exhibition Hall. |
Lyttelton Historical Museum
| Address: | Gladstone Quay, PO Box 91, Lyttelton, Canterbury Province |
| Telephone: | +64-3-328-8972 |
| Year of foundation: | 1961 |
| Collections: | Displays primarily relating to Scott and Shackleton expeditions, especially the former, including artefacts from the Ross Island historic huts, clothing, sledges, geological specimens, and personal items of expedition members settling in Lyttelton. |
Royal New Zealand Naval Museum
| Address: | Spring St., Devonport, Auckland |
| Telephone: | +64-9-445-5186 |
| Fax: | +64-9-445-5046 |
| Year of foundation: | 1982 |
| Collections: | Includes artefacts, photographs and documents - some Antarctic - relating to the two Zealand Antarctic research ships, HMNZS <em>Endeavour</em> (1956-61, 1962-71). |
Southland Museum and Art Gallery
| Address: | Victoria Av., PO Box 1012, Invercargill, Southland |
| Fax: | +64-3-218-9753 |
| Year of foundation: | 1871 |
| Collections: | Major display for the New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands housed in the Roaring Forties Gallery, including audio-visual material and a recreation of historic and natural features on the islands. |
Te Papa Tongarewa [Museum of New Zealand]
| [Museum of New Zealand] | |
| Website: | www.tepapa.govt.nz |
| Address: | Buckle St., PO Box 467, Wellington |
| Telephone: | +64-4-385-9609 |
| Fax: | +64-4-385-9174 |
| Year of foundation: | 1865 [until 1992, Dominion Museum of New Zealand] |
| Collections: | Natural history collections and displays from sub-Antarctic and Antarctic regions. Assorted artefacts, mostly in storage, from sub-Antarctic islands and Antarctic expeditions. Library |
| Publications: | <em>Tuhinga</em> (1995-) [continues <em>Records of the Dominion Museum</em> and <em>National Museum of New Zealand Records</em>] |