What’s happening at the Museum?

Find out about scheduled works at the Air Force Museum.

Plan Your Visit

Information about opening hours, admission, how to get here and parking.

Contact Cafe

The perfect space to take a break during your Museum visit.

Shop

Browse our fantastic range of aviation-themed gifts and products in the one-stop-shop for aircraft enthusiasts of all ages! Every purchase directly supports the work we do to preserve and share New Zealand’s military history.

Explore our collection

Still life featuring a negative, light meter, gloves and a magnifier. Air Force museum of New Zealand.

Photographs

Browse digitised parts of our photograph collection online.

Exhibitions

Captured!

Follow the journey of a prisoner of war in Europe during World War Two in this interactive exhibition which will engage visitors of all ages.

Victory!

On 15 August 1945, the most destructive conflict in human history finally ended, with Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day). This photographic exhibition, featuring images drawn from our archives, is a record of that momentous time, when the nation celebrated and our Air Force began the gradual transition from war to peace.

Read our Blog

Signed portrait photograph poster of Jesse Jensen as Jedi knight Saesee Tiin

May the 4th be with you!

By Simon Moody | 04/05/2021

As fans across unite in celebration of Star Wars, who would’ve thought that we’d have a link to the film franchise in our own collection?

Research Curator Simon Moody, in the main archive store at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. Image: Air Force Museum of New Zealand.

Cataloguing our Archives: Preparing for Research in the Future

By Simon Moody | 29/04/2021

From 1 May 2021, the Research Team will be suspending our free enquiry service until the end of the year. We think it is important to explain why we are taking this step and what we will be doing during this period.

New to the Collection

By Air Force Museum | 29/04/2021

Discover some of the newest additions to the Air Force Museum of New Zealand collection.

Remembrance Poppies

By Murray McGuigan | 23/04/2021

Somehow cheerful and solemn at the same time, the simple lapel poppy has a been a familiar feature of Anzac Day commemorations for generations of New Zealanders.