Media Kit 2010

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Auckland Museum Director Resigns
Dr William Randall, Chairman of the Auckland Museum Trust Board, announced today that by mutual agreement, Dr Vanda Vitali has resigned as Director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Dr Vitali finishes work at the Museum on 9 April.
Last updated on: 17 March 2010 || File Size: 82 KB

Auckland Museum Hosts CAMD Meeting
A two-day meeting of the Council of Australasian Museum Directors (CAMD) concluded today at Auckland Museum. CAMD brings together the leaders of the major national, state and regional museums in Australia and New Zealand.
Last updated on: 5 March 2010 || File Size: 37 KB

NZTrio Perform Inaugural Concert Series at Auckland Museum
An inaugural concert series by NZTrio at Auckland Museum will celebrate the best in contemporary New Zealand composition and the genius of Schumann on the 200th anniversary of his birthday.
Last updated on: 25 February 2010 || File Size: 108 KB

Exhibition Explores Wild Life of Pioneering New Zealander
A new exhibition at Auckland Museum explores the life of pioneering New Zealand botanist Lucy Cranwell (1907-2000).
Last updated on: 19 February 2010 || File Size: 113 KB

New Zealand’s Major Metropolitan Museums and Te Papa Announce Long-Term Agreement on Valuable Oldman Collection
An agreement has been signed by Auckland War Memorial Museum, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Canterbury Museum and Otago Museum setting in place permanent and responsible guardianship for the William O Oldman Collection.
Last updated on: 19 February 2010 || File Size: 103 KB

Innovation Under the Spotlight at New LATE at the Museum Series
On Thursday 4 March LATE 01: Innovate Science investigates the way science drives the economy and underpins our everyday life.
Last updated on: 19 February 2010 || File Size: 149 KB

Auckland Museum Extends Free Entry Offer
Auckland Museum’s I AM FREE campaign has been extended by three months due to its success.
Last updated on: 18 February 2010 || File Size: 82 KB

Experts Discuss Care and Cultivation of Roses at Auckland Museum
New Zealand’s leading experts on roses discuss the flower’s care and cultivation at Auckland Museum’s Fabulous Fridays panel discussion on Friday 26 February.
Last updated on: 19 February 2010 || File Size: 69 KB

I AM FREE Campaign Brings Record Numbers
Auckland Museum has seen a spike in the number of Aucklanders coming into the Museum during the summer period. Over 40,000 Auckland adults and children have visited the Museum in the past six weeks.
Last updated on: 3 February 2010 || File Size: 164 KB

Valentine's Day Magic of the Rose Special at Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum is offering romantics a special deal on Valentine's Day (Sunday, 14 February). Purchase one ticket to the exhibition Wonderland: The Magic of the Rose, and you'll receive a second ticket absolutely free.
Last updated on: 8 February 2010 || File Size: 120 KB

Annual Waitangi LATE kicks of an all new season of LATE at the Museum events
Auckland Museum’s LATE at the Museum events are back for 2010. It’s time to savour your culture after hours at the museum, with the popular series returning on the first Thursday of the month.
Last updated on: 29 January 2010 || File Size: 67 KB

Auckland Museum Explores the Magic of the World’s Most Romantic Flower
Is there any flower more romantic than the rose? On 4 December, Auckland Museum opens the second chapter of its Wonderland exhibition: The Magic of the Rose. The exhibition unravels the fascinating lineage of this flower family and explores fabulous tales of love, passion and secrecy that have made the rose revered by royalty, praised by poets, and enjoyed by gardeners around the world.
Last updated on: 23 November 2009 || File Size: 142 KB

Auckland Museum is Free for Aucklanders This Summer
For the first time in 10 years, Auckland Museum will not be asking for an admission contribution from the Auckland region’s residents, this summer, from December 4.
Last updated on: 18 November 2009 || File Size: 296 KB

Stunning New Lighting Illuminates an Auckland Icon
As it celebrates 80 years in The Domain, new exterior lighting is set to connect the Museum with the vibrant city that surrounds it.
Last updated on: 2 November 2009 || File Size: 99 KB

Auckland Museum Reports First-Quarter Visitation, Sees Big Jump in Numbers
Auckland War Memorial Museum has delivered its first visitor report of the 2009/2010 year to its Trust Board, showing broad increases in visitation for the first quarter of the financial year.
Last updated on: 5 November 2009 || File Size: 81 KB

Illustrated Leaves: Florilegia from the 16th to 21st Centuries
Some of Auckland Museum’s most prized possessions are on display in an exhibition of rare illustrated books.
Last updated on: 17 September 2009 || File Size: 161 KB

Images

Wonderland: The Magic of the Rose

Wonderland: The Magic of the Rose

The Magic of the Rose explores fabulous tales of love, passion and secrecy.

Media Kit 2010

Images

Wonderland: The Magic of the Rose

Lucy Cranwell: Walk on the Wild Side

Auckland Museum Illuminated

Celebrating 80 Years of Auckland Museum’s Iconic Building

Illustrated Leaves: Florilegia from the 16th to 21st Centuries

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