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Media Kit 2009
Information in this area is intended for use by the Media only. Except where noted, please ensure all Auckland Museum images used from this resource are credited with © Auckland Museum.
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Auckland Museum and Hillary Family Mediation Proceeding
The Prime Minister's Office confirms that a channel for dialogue has
been opened between personal representatives of the Auckland War
Memorial Museum, and Peter and Sarah Hillary
Last updated on: 4 June 2009 || File Size: 26 KB
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Lawrence Arabia Performs at LATE at the Museum
One of New Zealand’s brightest new stars plays at Auckland Museum’s LATE event on Thursday, 4 June. Local indie-pop sensation Lawrence Arabia takes the stage to perform tracks from his critically acclaimed album Chant Darling.
Last updated on: 25 May 2009 || File Size: 61 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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Continuing Statement Regarding Hillary Bequest
Following an approach from the Prime Minister, the Hon. John Key, the Auckland War Memorial Museum Trust Board and the Hillary children have recently agreed to open a dialogue
Last updated on: 21 May 2009 || File Size: 28 KB
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Auckland Museum and Leading Musicians get Together on Sonic Museum
Auckland Museum is joining forces with some of the biggest names in New Zealand music, including Tiki Taane, Nathan Haines and Don McGlashan, to work on a ground-breaking project called Sonic Museum, which will see the production of a series of exclusive new music tracks inspired by galleries at Auckland Museum.
Last updated on: 22 April 2009 || File Size: 111 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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Names of New Zealand’s Fallen Projected onto Auckland Museum in Special Anzac Commemoration
Each year Auckland War Memorial Museum forms the emotional hub for New Zealand’s largest city during Anzac Day.
The centrepiece of this year’s Auckland War Memorial Museum commemorations is the free Illuminate outdoor projection. Contemplate the sacrifice of our young nation as the names of the 35,000 New Zealanders who have died while serving their country – from the Anglo-Boer War to recent peace keeping missions – scroll across the northern façade of the Museum. The names will screen for three evenings leading up to Anzac Day (April 22, 23 and 24) from 7.30pm to 10pm.
Last updated on: 16 April 2009 || File Size: 107 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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Nathan Haines Performs LATE at Auckland’s Sonic Museum
He’s played alongside Jamiroquai and Blur’s Damon Albarn. Now Nathan Haines, New Zealand’s foremost jazz musician, is performing at a very special LATE at the Museum. Auckland Museum’s LATE event on Thursday, 7 May also welcomes the launch of an innovative experiment between museum and music called Sonic Museum.
Last updated on: 16 April 2009 || File Size: 177 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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Special Anzac Commemorations at Auckland War Memorial Museum
“Auckland War Memorial Museum forms the emotional hub for this city during Anzac Day,” says Museum Director Dr Vanda Vitali. “While the Cenotaph becomes a touchstone of remembrance for people of all ages and from all walks of life, offerings such as the Illuminate projection and War in Paradise exhibition add a further dimension to allow us to contemplate this nation’s identity.”
Last updated on: 14 April 2009 || File Size: 124 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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LATE 03 Sold Out
The April LATE at the Museum, Great Kiwi Myths, featuring Neil and Liam Finn has sold out in its first weekend of ticket sales.
Last updated on: 26 March 2009 || File Size: 179 KB || Author: Margi Mellsop
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Made in Aotearoa: Jewellery by Alan Preston
Made in Aotearoa: Jewellery by Alan Preston showcases one of New Zealand‟s greatest artisans, whose desire to create a “jewellery of this place” saw him spearhead a movement in favour of materials from Aotearoa and the Pacific. The exhibition opens on Saturday, 7 March in Auckland Museum‟s Pacific Masterpieces Gallery; a gallery featuring the very collections that inspired Preston‟s creative output.
Last updated on: 24 February 2009 || File Size: 89 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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War in Paradise
War in Paradise is a multi-sensory installation telling the captivating stories of New Zealand soldiers based in New Caledonia during World War II. The exhibition opens on Saturday, 21 March in Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Pictorial Gallery.
Last updated on: 17 February 2009 || File Size: 62 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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Hillary's Axe
On the first anniversary of Sir Ed’s passing, Auckland Museum is exhibiting for the first time the iconic ice axe that helped him reach the top of earth’s highest mountain.
Last updated on: 12 January 2009 || File Size: 36 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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What’s Inside the Stomach of a Great White Shark? Find Out, Live!
In one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history, Richard Dreyfuss of Jaws cuts open a Great White Shark to reveal a crushed tin can and a license plate.
Auckland Museum plans to recreate this incredible feat when it performs a public autopsy on a 3.0 metre long, 300 kg Great White Shark on Thursday, 8 January.
Last updated on: 6 January 2009 || File Size: 26 KB || Author: Caleb Starrenburg
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ImagesWonderland: The Mystery of the Orchid
Sonic Museum
War in Paradise
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War in Paradise
Image credit: Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga, Wellington office Ref: WAII 7.
A Museum of Wellington touring exhibition. Read More ...
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War in Paradise
Image credit: Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga, Wellington office Ref: WAII 7.
A Museum of Wellington touring exhibition.
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War in Paradise
Image credit: Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga, Wellington office Ref: WAII 7.
A Museum of Wellington touring exhibition.
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Great White Shark Necropsy
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Dissection of a Great White Shark
The event - the first of its kind for the Museum - organised to raise awareness of the threats facing the Great White species, was watched by a crowd of close to 4000 people, both from grandstands and on screens inside the Museum.
The necropsy was also watched live by over 30,000 people around the world on the Internet, and is now available to view from the Auckland Museum website. The procedure was carried out by Marine Scientist Clinton Duffy from the Department of Conservation’s Marine conservation Section, and Auckland Museum’s Marine Curator Dr. Tom Trnski. Read More ...
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