Explore the life and times of early Taranaki technologies:
- Operate a telephone exchange and manually transfer calls
- Experience early radio and recording techniques
- Follow the evolution of computers and communications technologies
- Play cashiers with vacuum and wire monetary transfers across the museum
- Study the huge scale model of Taranaki’s gas-to-methanol plant
- Understand the development of Port Taranaki
- Try your hand at hot-lead typesetting and press printing
- Re-live much of our agricultural heritage – from threshing machines to milk pumps.
Open: Saturday, Sunday, Public and School Holidays, 10.00am - 4.00pm. Other times and group visits are available by arrangement - call 06 752 2845.
Entry: Adults: $7.00 - Children: $2.00 (under 15) Family: $16.00 (2 adults, 2 children)