About the Exhibition

We can't keep it a secret!

By popular demand Secrets is extended to Easter. Must close 14 April

10am - 5pm daily
No charge
(usual museum entry donation will be requested)

Have you ever seen a bald kiwi? What about a gang of giant centipedes? Not many people have but you will get the chance at SECRETS REVEALED: The Backstage Mysteries of Your Museum.

Did you know that only 2% of the Museum’s objects are on display? The remaining 98% have been hidden away, carefully cared for by our Museum staff. But now a host of these objects have escaped their storage confines wanting some limelight! Listen to these objects as they tell you their intriguing secrets while at the same time discover the Museum’s secrets – the way we collect, study and care for our treasures.

Explore the interactive exhibition site, packed with object stories and other exciting features. Come back soon for podcasts and downloadable files.

Director's Intro  |  The Exhibition  |  Explore Object Stories




Audio tour  Audio Tour

Join Dr Tom Trnski, Research Manager and John Early, Curator of Entomology and get closer to the stories, tales and historical information for this unique collection of objects.

Download Audio Tour here

Click to listen or to save to your computer or media player - right click link and select "Save Target As" (3.14 mb). Download before you visit the Museum.

Download the Audio Tour Transcript (pdf 152kb)

 Video Introduction  Video

Director's Introduction
       
Auckland museum reveals bizarre artefacts display (TV3)
  

 Object Gallery  Object Gallery

Explore Secrets Revealed objects and listen to their stories


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