Member Benefits & Events
The benefits are truly rewarding...
Not only will you receive discounts and exclusive privileges based upon the membership category you choose, you also become an integral part of the conservation and enhancement of New Zealand's most loved Museum.
Find the level of membership that’s just right for you, and to learn about the unique additional benefits of each level. Children under 13 automatically become members of the Stevenson Dinomites Club.
Your membership is vital not only in helping the Museum carry out these important efforts, but also helps to fund the learning and enrichment programmes that reach over half a million people each year —including some 60,000 schoolchildren.
Bookings are essential for all Members-only events. Auckland Museum events are very popular and to avoid disappointment we recommend you book your space early.
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2013 Rutherford Lecture:
Mastering molecular chess to mine nature’s medicine chest
Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble
6pm,Wednesday 22 May
Auditorium
Free - Registrations essential availbale at here
Please note the time of 6pm differs from that advertised in the What's On guide
It has long been realised that natural products provide an invaluable platform for developing front-line drugs. Two-thirds of all new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in the last 25 years were natural products or were inspired by natural products. The intricate chemistry of nature has evolved over millions of years but today we can craft this same chemistry in the laboratory over a much shorter period.
This talk will show how natural products derived from either microorganisms that live in extreme environments, or algal blooms, can be harnessed to develop anticancer, antibacterial and antiviral drugs and drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Professor Brimble will also describe her recent experience as part of a commercial drug discovery team developing drugs to treat traumatic brain injury and melanoma vaccines that will be used for human clinical trials.
Bookings essentail. Available at http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/
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2013 RSNZ Distinguished Speaker
A New Frontier: Understanding epigentics through mathematics
Professor Terry Speed
6pm,Tuesday 11 June
Auditorium
Free - Registrations essential availbale at here
Scientists have now mapped the human genome - the next frontier is understanding human epigenomes; the ‘instructions’ which tell the DNA whether to make skin cells or blood cells or other body parts. Apart from a few exceptions, the DNA sequence of an organism is the same whatever cell is considered. So why are the blood, nerve, skin and muscle cells so different and what mechanism is employed to create this difference? The answer lies in epigenetics. If we compare the genome sequence to text, the epigenome is the punctuation and shows how the DNA should be read.
Advances in DNA sequencing in the last five years have allowed large amounts of DNA sequence data to be compiled. For every single reference human genome, there will be literally hundreds of reference epigenomes, and their analysis could occupy biologists, bioinformaticians and biostatisticians for some time to come.
Professor Terry Speed
2013 Royal Society of New Zealand Distinguished Speaker
Professor Terry Speed is a world leader in bioinformatics and is regarded as one of the strongest statisticians Australia has ever produced. His work has enabled scientists to assess which genes are being turned on in a cell and to what extent. This work has helped to identify areas of the human genome that contribute to cancer, genes that are vital for embryonic development and to pinpoint malaria proteins responsible for initiating infection in human red blood cells.
Bookings essentail. Available at http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/
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Fazioli International Piano Series
CONCERT 2
Nikolai Demidenko Book now »
Saturday August 3 2013
CONCERT 3
Ingrid Fliter Book now »
Saturday September 7 2013
CONCERT 4
Steven Osborne Book now »
Friday November 15 2013
Season tickets on sale now. More Info »
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Collections & Research |
Sneak A Peek —
Go backstage with the New Members’ Orientation
MEMBERS FREE
Next Orientation June/July 2013
Become a friend of Auckland Museum over summer and be the first to experience a unique tour of the Museum. All new members (and any keen existing members) will now have the chance to see what lies behind those closed doors, what lurks around the dark corners. You will get the opportunity to see why this really is the best museum in New Zealand.
Members’ Orientation tours will start at the end of February and then run quarterly throughout the year. All new members will be contacted about the orientation.
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the Maori Cultural Performances & Tours |
Maori Cultural Performances & Tours of the Maori Gallery
MEMBERS enjoy 20% discount off ticket price
Our Maori Cultural performance is recognised as being one of the leading Maori cultural experiences in New Zealand. Our performers are the face of Ngati Whatua O Orakei, the home tribe (Mana Whenua) of Auckland — (Tamaki Harenga Waka).
You will enjoy a warm, vibrant and entertaining glimpse of Maori culture culminating in a high-energy spine-tingling version of our most celebrated dance, the world famous haka. Your Maori cultural experience includes the opportunity to meet, talk and take photos with our very friendly performers who can also take you on a guided tour of our magnificent Maori gallery.
Find out about the special place Maori have here at the Museum and gain a deeper understanding of Maori culture and the taonga (treasures) within the Museum.
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Past Lecture and Events
To find out about events and lectures previously held by Auckland Museum Institute please click here
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