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Nuclear Free: Protest Photography by Gil Hanly
9 November - 11 May 2008
Pictorial Gallery
An appropriate exhibition to coincide with the Armistice symposium is a selection of images relating to the nuclear free Pacific movement by documentary photographer Gil Hanly. Read more
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Special Events |
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Metazoa: Step inside this life-size interactive video game
Every weekend until March 30 2008
Weekday visits available for school bookings
Tamaki Gallery
$3 per person
Have you ever thought what it would be like to evolve from a protozoa to a marine organism to an animal to a human? Dare to find out when you step inside Metazoa – an extraordinary life-sized interactive video game. Wearing an animal hat that responds to digital sensors in the gallery you’ll create playful images and trigger unexpected sounds as you evolve through a series of forms...and maybe back again.
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Fazioli International Piano Recital Series
Auckland Museum is proud to present another exciting series of Fazioli piano recitals with leading international artists. This year will see top pianists from Germany, Great Britain, Russia and Lithuania performing on Auckland Museum’s magnificent Fazioli piano, with a diverse series of programmes including works by Shostakovich, Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Chopin.
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Lectures, Talks and Tours |
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Guided Museum Tours
Daily at 10.30 and 2 pm
$10.00 for Adults, $5.00 for Children and $7.50 for Concessions (price includes admission donation)
The tour profiles the Museums most important and fascinating objects, unravelling their stories and explaining their significance to New Zealand. From the Museums pre-eminent colleciton of Maori and Pacific treasures, to our original World War Two aircraft, this is a highlights tour of not-to-be-missed national and international treasures.
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Celebrate Pasifika |
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Food Evening: Mea ai taumafa Pasifika
Please note this event has been cancelled
Thursday 13 March, 6pm,
Columbus Café, Atrium entrance
$50 including food and wine ($45 members)
Bookings essential, phone 09 306 7048
An interactive evening exploring traditional foods and ingredients of the tropical Pacific in keeping with the Pasifika theme of Tuna (Common Polynesian word for eel) with your hosts Virgil Evetts and Janneen Love.
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Film Screenings:
The New Oceania
Friday 14 March 7pm
Auditorium, free, no bookings required
This is a rich chronicle of Albert Wendt’s life and times, directed by Shirley Horrocks. Wendt has written many novels (including two turned into feature films) and is the forerunner of today’s renaissance in Pacific arts in New Zealand – represented in this documentary by dance group Black Grace, film-maker Sima Urale, painter John Pule and rap artist Tha Feelstyle, among others.
Pollywood Shorts
Saturday 15 March 4.00-5.30pm
Auditorium, free, no bookings required
See Pacific short film at its best at this annual screening showcasing Pacific Island stories and cultures. The films celebrate the talents of a range of contemporary Pacific filmmakers and Pollywood is a fantastic opportunity to share in their visions in short-film about Pacific culture and experience.
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All Day Pasifika Workshop
Saturday 15 March 10.00am – 4.30pm
Suitable for ages 9-12 years
Level 1 classroom
$30 Lunch and afternoon tea provided
Hinaki Workshop
Join Artist/maker Loloma Andrews in creating your very own hinaki (eel trap) using traditional techniques to create original sculptural work. Your very own eel trap can either be a bag or a lamp stand. You decide! |
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Story Telling
Stevenson Pasifika Storytelling
30 March, 11am and 1pm
Weird and Wonderful
Join storyteller Andries Mentz as he performs fun, interactive tales from the Pacific
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Celebrate Easter |
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Easter Trail
21-25 March
Free with Admission Donation
Take a self-guided trail through the Origins Gallery and discover unusual eggs! |
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Easter Badge Fun!
10 minute craft activities
21 – 25 March, 10am-12noon & 1:30-3pm daily
$2 or $1 for Dinomites, no bookings required
Come and express your creativity with these 10 minute craft activities. All ages welcome
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Members events |
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The Museum has a changing array of events, activities and exhibition programmes for Members to enjoy. See the full programme of this seasons Member events | |
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