Southland Museum and Art Gallery

Invercargill, New Zealand's Southland Museum and Art Gallery Niho o te Taniwha is located on Gala Street. It is the Southland's largest cultural and heritage institution, with a diverse range of art, history, and natural history collections. It is renowned for its pyramid-shaped structure, which was built above the old 1942 museum in 1990. Due to seismic dangers, the museum was closed indefinitely in April 2018.

The Southland Museum, famous for its unusual Tuatara cage, is an excellent site to learn about New Zealand's fascinating wildlife. Henry, a 110-year-old reptile that holds the world record for living in captivity for more than 46 years, is the oldest member of the museum's Tuatarium (as it's been nicknamed). The Natural History Gallery, which extends beyond the tuatara displays, and the World's Fastest Indian area, which commemorates Invercargill's most renowned export, are two other ongoing exhibitions worth seeing.

Location: Gala St, Invercargill, Southland 9810, New Zealand

Website: southlandmuseum.co.nz