About the fans

Your museum hosts are a group of close family and friends who found themselves ringside for films of a favourite book. We got into everything, and now, even years later, we still have wonderful memories and our souvenirs. Our stories provide the perfect way to transport others back in time - we did everything there was to do - we met stars and got autographs, we dressed up.

We've made a joyous film, which Location Guide author, Ian Brodie, described as “Brilliant … the perfect record of amazing times”. Meet Kathy and Liz, her best friend of many years, and all the cast. You'll feel like you're right there with us.

Once in a lifetime trailer

Note, this is a trailer, not the movie itself - which is only available in the One Room Fan Museum or by special request.

Archive news footage originally videotaped from TV3 in 2003 and used in our Once in a Lifetime documentary in the One Room Fan Museum with kind permission from Mediaworks in 2017.

Once in a Lifetime Documentary & Trailer filmed and compiled by Finn O'Connor, from Couch Kumara.

Original song Better Than That written and performed by Jesse Drysdale, inspired by films, family and fandom.

This is just a taste...

History

First launched: Friday 22 September 2017 (open very limited times due to operator’s other job!)

Opened for more hours in early 2020, but closed for Covid-19 from 20 March-June 2020 and again for a period in August 2020, but it was not the end …

Re-opened June and September 2020 when NZ went to Alert level 1

Open under the traffic light system - see Covid tab