Discover more about our stories and collection items through our online activities and resources. Delve deeper into our education programmes for primary, intermediate, and secondary students through these resources.
Check out our Fast Facts video about Whales.
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Auckland War Memorial Museum provides a wide range of educational opportunities to help engage students with the events of the First World War.
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Find out what Chinese zodiac animals are represented in our collection.
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Explore a selection of collection objects from different galleries. Hear our curators discuss the objects and provide further insights.
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These videos take a look at New Zealand's involvement in the First World War and what life was like for soldiers in the trenches.
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As part of our centenary education programme, Auckland Museum is using the popular Minecraft® game to engage students with the events that occurred at Gallipoli in 1915.
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Follow the experiences of a young New Zealand soldier throughout the Gallipoli campaign in this series of first-person-perspective dramatisations.
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Tākaro mai! Play our game Te Tākaro Reo and see if you can beat the clock. It's fun, it's fast so take up the challenge!
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Give Te Reo Māori a go! Brenda, one of our Educators Māori, guides you through basic pronunciation before teaching you the names of some of the traditional art forms and taonga (treasures) you can find in the Auckland Museum collection.
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Follow a bee from its hive on a journey to collect pollen.
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Match the insect to the colour. Next hide it from predators on the landscape. Then find the insects that are already camouflaged!
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Explore the different zones of the ocean and find out what animals live in the rocky shore, the middle ocean and the deep sea.
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Take a detailed look at the Southern right whale. How does it move its tail? What does its skeleton look like? Where do you find blubber? And how does this whale eat?
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Find and identify the 11 animals that live in the rocky shore. Can you spot what doesn't belong here?
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How much do you know about the ocean? Test your knowledge with our Auckland Museum quizmasters.
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How much do you know about insects and arachnids? Test your knowledge with our Auckland Museum quizmasters.
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You might like to lead your own Museum visit. Select from these online and onsite experiences to investigate a selection of gallery and subjects.
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