People

The ground level tells the story of Pacific People; Māori, Pakeha, the peoples of Oceania and other newcomers.  These spaces examine the diversity of Pacific Island communities and the astonishing beauty of the objects they produced. 

Please note: the Landmarks gallery is now closed while we build an exciting new gallery.

      

• Māori Court

  Māori Court displays some of the most significant and beautiful taonga (Māori treasures) in the world.

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• Music - Castle Collection

  The Castle Gallery, on the Ground Floor, is now closed for refurbishment.

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• Atrium

  In 2006 after 12 years of building work and fundraising Auckland War Memorial Museum proudly threw open the doors to the brand new Dome.

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• Pacific Masterpieces

  Pacific Masterpieces shows some of the most beautiful and important Oceanic art and artefacts in the world, ranging from delicate combs to ocean going canoes and from feathered cloaks to shields.

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• Pacific Lifeways

  Pacific Lifeways displays the diversity of island communities across the Pacific and the common concepts and technologies that bind them across the vast reaches of that ocean.

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• Wild Child

  The Wild Child gallery is now closed while we build a new, larger Special Exhibitions Hall.

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• Encounter

  The Encounter gallery is now closed while we build a new, larger Special Exhibitions Hall.

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• Grand Foyer

  The Museum's neo-classical Grand Foyer is a beautiful place to get your bearings.

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