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Kaihanga Pūrere - Machine Makers

Get hands on with the building blocks of engineering in this exciting and family friendly exhibition. Lift, slide, spin and build your way through six big interactive machines. It’s like a physics playground – with robots.

Date & Time

Permanent Exhibition

Location

Tickets

INCLUDED IN GENERAL ADMISSION

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Location: Building 6 at MOTAT Great North Road.

Entrance: Motion sensor automatic doors and a wide entrance.

Stairs: There are no stairs.

Noise: Videos and interactives throughout the exhibition.

Mobility parking is available on site at MOTAT Great North Road. Please arrange in advance, details to do so can be found with our .

Parking

We recommend parking on Stadium Road and Great North Road.

Discover the simple machines that keep your world moving.

Kaihanga Pūrere Machine Makers breaks down the six simple machines that make up the basics of engineering and helps explain the physics behind them. Once you’ve got your head round that, step inside the Kaihanga Pūrere Machine Makers lab and join the engineers and robots to make your own incredible invention. You’ll be surrounded by inspiring objects from MOTAT’s collection of complex machines like a robotic hand and a penny farthing.

Race the wheels!

Race the wheels!

Find out more about objects in the MOTAT collection:

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Date & Time

Permanent Exhibition

Location

Tickets

INCLUDED IN GENERAL ADMISSION

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Location: Building 6 at MOTAT Great North Road.

Entrance: Motion sensor automatic doors and a wide entrance.

Stairs: There are no stairs.

Noise: Videos and interactives throughout the exhibition.

Mobility parking is available on site at MOTAT Great North Road. Please arrange in advance, details to do so can be found with our .

Parking

We recommend parking on Stadium Road and Great North Road.