The Museum Shops carry a range of exclusive products ...

• Fun, educational and unique gifts for kids.
• An excellent range of gifts by top New Zealand craftspeople and designers.
• Exclusive Museum publications and a range of books covering the best of New Zealand fact and fiction.
• Overseas Gifts that reflect the essence of this beautiful land we live in.
  
  

Museum Bookshop
For interesting and relevant subjects visit our bookshop in the Grand Atrium.  We cover a wide range, from Maori culture and traditions to Military history and biographies. With classics like Powell’s Native Animals and Avis Ayres’ Hutu and Kawa series.  Featuring Auckland Museum authors on specialist subjects. Traditional and contemporary music is here, including Whirimako Black, Hirini Melbourne and Douglas Lilburn.  Our Atrium shop also has a range of DVD’s both scenic and informative.

Kid’s Zone
Check us out for exciting toys and games.  Watch a live geckos catch a fly or marvel at the working bee hive.  We cover children’s books, toys and games on many subjects including, Dinosaurs, History and New Zealand animals. We carry the popular Klutz range of interactive craft books and  National Geographic picture viewers (with spare cassettes). Our Kid’s Zone is a one stop shop for young and old.

Gift Ideas for Kids

• Night Vision goggles officially for the children, but parents are sure to use them
• National Geographic Crystal kits and Ice Mummy kits for the over 6's
• Wooden Puzzles; shapes to vehicles for the over 2's.
• For all age groups we stock Large Bubble Machines, Moon In My Room (with remote control) and a Solar System mobile which doubles as a light.
• A great range of special and interactive books covering everything from History, Solar System and Dinosaurs.