Takina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre

Very disappointing For the $90 cost for 2 adults you would be better to buy a good art book about Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel. What was also most unsatisfactory was the inane contemporary music playing overhead so that we were unable to use our cell phones to listen to the guide notes. Bit of a rip off in my view. Re down graded to 1 star due to appalling music.

Big spacious area; one of the better convention centres across the country. The wave shaped building looks amazing from outside. We were there recently for the Public Sector event, and the venue was superb.

A great exhibition centre where the attractions rotate on a regular basis. The ones I’ve been to were Marvel, Lego and the latest is the Disney exhibit. The area where the exhibits are being displayed can be slightly small compared to the admission prices. However the family deals are often cheaper and at times the tickets for children might be discounted. There is also a cafe on the ground floor and ample parking around including across the road at Te Papa.

Went to see Michael Angelo. Exhibition on until 22 February 2026. Absolutely wonderful. I didn't need to travel to Florence to see the Cistine Chapel. They bought the chapel to Welllington. Definitely the highlight for me. The colour, vibrancy. How do you paint upside down and get dimensions and figures perfect, truely amazing. The Other painters and Biblical scenes were an extra treat. When is your next exhibition Takina? Staff were very helpful and an asset to Takina event centre. They answered questions about process, payment, coat rack,wet coats. cafe...morning tea. Assisted with audio programme. Made the exhibition very enjoyable.

My first visit and most impressed with the exhibition space and the World Press Photo exhibition plus the Wellington Photo Exhibitions bring run concurrently..

Michelangelo - A Different View Stunning European cultural masterpieces marred by technical incompetence. From the first moment, it is clear the creators have never heard of colour balance, colour temperature, or colour grading. Works are reproduced with constantly varying degrees of cyan and magenta cast from one to the next. Even to the extent the "continuous" image of the chapel ceiling has a magenta rectangle between "The Creation of Eve" and "The Temptation and Expulsion" where two totally differently colour balanced subsections have been ham-fistedly spliced together. For the creators to boast about state of the art technology and quality is, frankly, gaslighting. To charge $50 for amateur hour reproductions that wouldn't pass a 1st term photography assignment is insulting. The underlying art is stunning and engaging, despite the utterly dreadful execution. If only it was competent, it would have been 6 stars but instead it is only 2 stars.

Wonderful location with great events for kids and adults. Love it. Very grateful to see all people come together and enjoy the same ideas with families.

Attended the first ever wedding here (Samoan) great facilities for over 200 people. Food not so great, but that’s the downside to having their own catering providers. Pay for parking across busy road (so a windy Welly hairdo had at the reception) lol!