Our Christmas hours

The Alexander Turnbull is closed from 5pm Friday, 21 December. Reopens 7 January.

He Tohu is open 27 to 29 December and 3 to 5 January.

Ngā mihi harikoa mo te wā Kirihimete.

Plan your visit over the Christmas break.

Tiakiwai Conference Centre

A conference centre cloaked in history, knowledge and cultural significance.

Talk to us about your event.

Children's Holocaust Memorial

Visit this unique Memorial, education and learning experience honouring the 1.5 million children killed during the Holocaust

Haere mai

HOME – Cafe

Spend lunch or a break at HOME, the National Library’s cafe.

Get a coffee and a bite.

Research with the collections

Talk to one of our topic or format specialists, or our general research experts.

They're available on site, or you can ask your question right now though Ask a Librarian.

Start your research.

net.work

Get to work and get creative, alone or in a group.

net.work is an open space for you to make what you want.

See what you can do.

Lifelines

Explore your heritage in a new way.

Find yourself, your place, and your past on the Lifelines table.

Get in touch with your past.