Lakes District Museum & Gallery

Queenstown, New Zealand

Rating★4.5(1,133 reviews)

Address49 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown 9302, New Zealand

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Museum featuring exhibits on local history, with an emphasis on gold mining, plus an art gallery.

Last updated: February 11, 2026

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Overview

Museum featuring exhibits on local history, with an emphasis on gold mining, plus an art gallery.

Opening Hours

Monday

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Tuesday

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Wednesday

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Thursday

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Friday

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Saturday

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Sunday

9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Visitor Reviews

**★★★★★ Zeph — 3 weeks ago

Probably the best thing to do in Arrowtown. Always interesting to find out about the history of these bygone, historic towns and their early settlers.

**★★★★★ Olivia Lau — a month ago

There is a gold panning experience that I really wanted to do, but the timing didn't work with our bike ride tour thing. The rest of the museum is small, but informative. The building used to be the bank. There are two free activities for kids that my 8 and 12 year old enjoyed.