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UPDATE Fri 17 Apr, 3pm: DARKLIGHT: The Hidden World must close today, Saturday, 18 April at 11pm (Last Entry at 10:30pm).
- Walk‑ups are very welcome, or you can book your tickets in advance here.
- As it’s the final day, there may be queues — thank you for your patience, we promise it’s worth the wait!
- Don’t forget to check out our free installation, Airship Orchestra, in Aotea Square
- Bathrooms and a pram‑parking area are available just inside the entrance to DARKLIGHT: The Hidden World.
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Following two sold-out seasons, the acclaimed lighting exhibition Darklight returns this April school holiday with its most immersive edition yet: The Hidden World, a luminous journey designed to spark curiosity, wonder, and discovery for all ages.
Created for families and design enthusiasts alike, The Hidden World invites visitors to look closer and uncover the unseen magic of light. From glowing flowers to projection on mist, it is a living, vibrant environment where art, technology, and imagination converge.
By day, the space radiates with colour, movement, and interactive installations for explorers of all ages.
As night falls, the atmosphere transforms, light deepens, soundscapes emerge, and the experience becomes an immersive after-dark world of reflection and sensory wonder.
The experience begins with a transitional arrival space designed to separate visitors from the outside world and set the tone for what’s to come.
The spaces:
Earth in Bloom - a responsive light garden where plants, fungi and creatures react to human presence.
Beneath the Surface - an aquatic realm where light flows like water and glowing forms emerge from the depths.
Sky Garden - explores the invisible forces of the atmosphere through refracted light.
The Core - where light pulses and scatters like living energy.
The Cosmos - light and sound converge in a collective, immersive moment - connecting the elements of earth, water, air and fire.
Book your session ticket and wander at your own pace, discovering a hidden world waiting to be seen.
About Darklight
Darklight is an indoor light exhibition, reimagining how audiences engage with light and sound, using minimalism, mood, and spatial design to evoke deep emotional response. It is more than an exhibition; it is a living exploration of perception, presence, and possibility. More info on darklight.co
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