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War MemorialAuckland War Memorial Museum is both a museum and a site of commemoration for New Zealanders lost at war. The Museum houses two halls of memory within which the names of all those killed in major conflicts of the 20th Century are recorded and remembered. The Cenotaph and consecrated ground in front of the Museum are a touchstone of remembrance every Anzac Day (25 April). The War Memorials and galleries are located on the top floor.  BOOK OF REMEMBRANCEFor ANZAC Day place a message in our Book of Remembrance to remember the people who served and died in war. Your memorial message, message of peace, prayer or poems will be posted here for people around the world to read.  ANZAC DAYAuckland Museum was built as a memorial to the 12,000 people from the Auckland province who died in the first and second world wars. Each autumn the Museum remembers the great sacrifices made by these people, people who did their best for others – and for their children’s future.  ANZAC PHOTO GALLERYImages from the Auckland Museum Pictorial Collection tell a moving story about the hardships faced by the ANZACs.  WAR MEMORIAL GALLERIESExplore Scars on the Heart, the history of New Zealand at war, the Holocaust Gallery, which tells the story of New Zealand's Jewish refugees and the Colours gallery, which tells the story of our dual history as both Auckland´s Museum and war memorial.  ARMOURY INFORMATION CENTREThe Museum's military information centre provides a rich resource for the study of New Zealand’s military history. You can spend time conducting in-depth research of New Zealand’s experience of war or tracing your ancestor’s military service. RSA volunteers are on hand to share their experiences and to assist with research projects.  CENOTAPH DATABASEOne of our major resources is the Cenotaph database, which contains records and some photos for over 35,000 New Zealanders who gave their lives as a result of war, from South Africa in 1899, through the First and Second World Wars to Korea, Malaya and Vietnam in the 1950s to 1970s, and even recent peacekeeping deployments.  EVENTS & EXHIBITIONSLook up what's on in the War Memorial programme. Events, lectures, activities and special exhibitions to remember those fallen are arranged around commemorative days such as ANZAC and Armistice.  FLAG DAYSNormally, the Museum flies the New Zealand flag. On anniversaries of national or historical importance, either three or five flags are flown. The New Zealand flag may be flown at half-mast in the event of the death of a nationally important figure or person closely connected with the Museum.  VETERANS' CLUBFifty two years ago a group of returned servicemen from Auckland’s 21 Battalion formed an Association. Situated in a clubroom in Mt Roskill, this group came to represent everything we hold dear about ‘kinship’.  PROJECT PASSCHENDAELETo commemorate the tragedy of Passchendaele, Auckland War Memorial Museum is undertaking Project Passchendaele as an online campaign seeking photographs, letters, personal papers and reminiscences owned by descendants of those killed or wounded in the battle. |
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