Top Floor
New Zealand's War Stories
In our short history warfare has played a major role in shaping New Zealands identity.
These galleries, situated on Level 2, tell the story of New Zealands involvement in wars from the New Zealand Wars to East Timor. On the walls of the Sanctuary and Hall of Memories are inscribed all the names of New Zealanders from the Auckland Province who died in these wars.
Level 2 also houses the Auckland Museum Library, one of the most significant heritage libraries in New Zealand. The Pictorial Gallery and Auckland 1866, a replica colonial streetscape are also located on this level. The Museums auditorium is located here, where the public can hear lectures, recitals or performances.
Click on the gallery spaces below to read more:
Click below to learn about our other two floors:
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Ground Floor - Pacific People
People of the Pacific: from the great Pacific navigators - the Polynesians and New Zealand's indigenous people, the Maori - through to the pioneers who settled New Zealand in the 19th century.
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First Floor - Natural History
Land Stories: here you will discover what's uniquely ancient about our oceans, forests, volcanoes and animals. From our geological origins to the weird and wonderful flightless creatures for which New Zealand is known - the giant weta, the moa, the kiwi.
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