From the Summit – Hillary’s Enduring Legacy

Term 2: 6 May - 29 September 2013

On 29 May 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest. How was this Historic climb achieved? What extraordinary legacy did Sir Edmund Hillary give Nepal?

Class Quest is an education programme where students visit the Hillary exhibition, and are inspired to take on their own quest/ challenge and participate and contribute in their community.

This programme targets year levels 4 - 8 with opportunities for extension for year levels 9 – 10.

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The Bulldog and the Battlecruiser

Term 2: 6 May – 18 December

In 1913 the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand set off on a 10-month flag-waving tour of the world, including two months visiting New Zealand ports. It was a huge success - more than half of New Zealand’s population turned out to see the battlecruiser! What did this mean for New Zealanders of that time? What was their response to the arrival of the Battlecruiser? Learn more about life onboard HMS New Zealand and its very special crew member Pelorus Jack.

This programme supports Auckland Museum’s release of the HMS New Zealand website.

This programme targets year levels 4 - 8 with opportunities for extension for year levels 9 – 10.

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Moana - My Ocean
Venture into an unknown world
Te ara o Hauraki

Terms 2 & 3: 20 June - 28 October 2013

The Marine exhibition will take students on an immersive experience traveling from the familiar to the unfamiliar, the known to the unknown as they travel from the Firth of Thames, through the Hauraki Gulf, the deep sea, the Kermadec Trench before emerging again at the Kermadec Islands.

As part of the exhibition the Museum is offering a rich eLearning programme aligned to key competencies of the NZ Curriculum. 

Best suited to Years 7 to 11.

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Art Classes – Observational Drawing

By request between -
Term 1: 4 February - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

Observing and drawing items of cultural and community importance in the Pacific and Maori collections.

Best suited to Years 11-13

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War: Impact on New Zealand Society and Identity

Term 1: 4 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

Learning opportunities for a diverse range of topics using exhibition galleries, the Sanctuary and Hall of Memories, the Cenotaph database, the Armoury Information Centre and the Museum building itself.

Best suited to Years 9-13

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Evolution - Human Evolution

Term 1: 4 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

Providing a rare opportunity to examine early hominid tools and the Museum’s replica skull collection to discuss scientific evidence of biological and cultural evolution through time.

Best suited to Years 12-13

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Evolution – New Zealand Speciation

Term 1: 4 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

Exploring New Zealand’s natural history and the key identifiers of our unique flora and fauna to examine adaptive radiation and speciation.

Best suited to Years 12-13

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