National Library Wellington

Find out what is happening at the National Library Wellington. Research with the collections, visit our free exhibitions and enjoy our events — we've got lots on.

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Our address

National Library Wellington
Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Street

Opening hours

Contact us

0800 474 300
04 474 3000
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What’s on

Researchers using the computers in the Reading Room.

Research with the collections

Use our comfortable quiet reading rooms to access world-class collections and services.

Cast in light, life in a mining town.

Cast in light: Life in a mining town

Images by Joseph Divis of the mining town Waiuta in the 1930s.
He Tohu, a declaration, a treaty, a petition

He Tohu

Signatures that shape New Zealand — He Whakaputanga, Treaty of Waitangi and Women's Suffrage Petition.

People listening to a talk at the National Library.

Events

Join us at one of our varied and interesting events.

Tours

Tours

Request a tour now to see what's new, learn the basics of research, spend time with a specialist, or bring your class.

Hold your event at the Library

Tiakiwai Conference Centre, Huakina mai te tatau.

Tiakiwai Conference Centre

An ideal setting for a wide variety of events.

Seating and wooden panelling in Tiakiwai auditorium.

Venue guide

Spaces available at the Tiakiwai Conference Centre.
People seated at an event listening to a speaker.

Venue services

Our experienced team will work with you to make your event a success

Located in the Library building

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

New Zealand's audiovisual archive is located at the Library.

Chocolate bisuites with home made stamped on them.

HOME – Cafe

Take a break at HOME, the National Library’s cafe. Stay for lunch.

Online exhibitions

Cast in light, life in a mining town.

Cast in light: Life in a mining town

Explore our online exhibition created to accompany the Cast in Light exhibition at the Library.

Between skin and shirt. The photographic portraits of William Harding.

Between skin & shirt: The photographic portraits of William Harding

Portraits from the William Harding collection.

Cartoon titled "A strange disappearance". Shows a man's boots with words "country" and "party" sticking out from the water, The water has the words 1928 election on it.

Cartoons and comics of New Zealand

Highlights of cartoons and comics from the Alexander Turnbull collections.
Queen sitting in ornate seat.

Queen Elizabeth II — Vale Regina

A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
Four Māori men playing saxaphones. They are all wearing dark suits.

Pictures of note

Celebrating all things music with items from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections.
Child floating in water.

Trouble in Paradise

Explore our online exhibition created to accompany the Trouble in Paradise exhibition at the Library.

Barbed wire around a rugby field.

A country divided — 1981 Springbok tour

Explore our online exhibition of photos and cartoons about the 1981 Springbok tour.
Mīharo Wonder

Mīharo Wonder

Discover wonder in this Alexander Turnbull centenary exhibition.
Pūkana! Te ihi, te wehi, te wana. Moments in Māori performance.

Pūkana — curator’s talk

Listen to Paul Diamond, one of the curator’s of Pūkana, talk about the exhibition.

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