Heritage Festival: Torchlight Tour at Petone Settlers Museum

Heritage Festival: Torchlight Tour at Petone Settlers Museum

An after-hours torchlight tour for the whole whānau at Petone Settlers Museum- Te Whare Whakaaro o Pito One.

By Petone Settlers Museum Te Whare Whakaaro

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Friday, November 1 · 6 - 6:30pm NZDT

Location

Petone Settlers Museum

130 Petone Settlers Museum, Petone Lower Hutt, Wellington 5012 New Zealand

About this event

Sneak into Petone Settlers Museum after hours to unearth some of the stories hidden in these walls. Take a torchlight tour and shine a light on everything from butchers to bathers in this heritage deep dive of a Petone treasure.

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Petone Settlers Museum Te Whare Whakaaro

Situated on the shores of Wellington’s ever-changing harbour, the Petone Settlers Museum Te Whare Whakaaro o Pito-one occupies one of New Zealand’s most significant memorial buildings—the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial. The memorial was built to commemorate the arrival of the first British immigrants to Pito-one’s shores in 1840.

The Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial was officially opened on the 22nd of January 1940, and, serving also as a bathing pavilion, it became the heart of Petone’s thriving beach scene. Today, the building hosts our museum where we collect, care for and share our shared social history.