While the main National Library building is closed for redevelopment, you can access selected collections at our reading room at 77 Thorndon Quay, Wellington.
Visiting us at 77 Thorndon Quay, Wellington
Closed Alexander Turnbull Library collections
Some Alexander Turnbull Library collections are closed for the duration of the building redevelopment.
Original items
Some Alexander Turnbull Library collections will close to the public for the duration of the building redevelopment This includes most of the items within the Oral History, Ephemera, maps and photographic collections, along with the Drawings, Paintings and Prints Collection, which includes cartoons and architectural drawings. The New Zealand and Pacific and the Turnbull General collections of books, newspapers and serials will also close.
Copies of items
Some pictorial material from within the collections that are closed is available online, or in some cases, copies are available in physical form onsite at Thorndon Quay. Additionally, more items – particularly from the maps, Oral History and photographic collections – will become progressively available during the redevelopment through digitisation and preservation activities.
Copies of publications from within the New Zealand and Pacific and Turnbull General collections may be available through the National Library collections, or the collections of other libraries within New Zealand and internationally. Our staff will be able to help you with information on specific items that you may request.
