Faraday Museum of Technology

The Faraday Museum of Technology in Napier, New Zealand, is dedicated to applied science and technology, exploring the history and impact of the machine age from the 18th and 19th centuries onward. The hands-on museum encourages visitors to handle items, pull levers and experience demonstrations including a Tesla coil and the working Fullagar diesel engine that supplied power to Napier after the 1931 earthquake. Exhibits cover communication devices, transport, household and industrial technology, with special concession rates for groups and educational visits.