Museum of Transport and Technology

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Museum of Transport and Technology

An exhibition hall in MOTAT 2
Established	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Location	Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates	36°52′02″S 174°43′39″E / 36.8673°S 174.7276°E / -36.8673; 174.7276
Type	Transport museum
Website	www.motat.org.nz

The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) is a science and technology museum located in Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand. It is located close to the Western Springs Stadium, Auckland Zoo and the Western Springs Park. The museum has large collections of civilian and military aircraft and other land transport vehicles. An ongoing programme is in place to restore and conserve items in the collections. This work is largely managed by volunteers but, since the passing of the Museum of Transport and Technology Act in 2000, has been supported by full-time professional museum staff.^[1] New public programmes and facilities now promote the collections.

MOTAT was established in 1960 by a combination of groups including the Old Time Transport Preservation League, which was formed in 1957 and preserved trams and railway locomotives. MOTAT was formally opened in 1964.^[2]