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PCAP. Opening the collection for Pacific communities .
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Experience life as a WWI soldier in Pou Kanohi Gallery
Honour and remember New Zealand's servicemen and women.
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We're revitalisting our spaces, and providing additional galleries and experiences to provide a world-class experience for visitors.
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Bring your family to experience life as it was 250 years ago in our action-packed new exhibition.
Flirt over fossils or find a date by the Dinosaurs
Travel to Antarctica using the latest 360-degree virtual reality technology. This is Antarctica as you’ve never seen it before!
The taonga (treasures) from Māori, the peoples of Oceania and New Zealand, and our natural world are waiting to be discovered across three floors of magnificent galleries.
04 Jul 1950
New Zealand
18th Century [United Kingdom]
In November 2019, Auckland Museum celebrates its 90th year in the war memorial building in Auckland Domain.
This review looks at each of our priorities in more detail through the eyes of our stakeholders, our partners and the communities we work with and shares some of the highlights that have made up our year of achievements in 2019.
In this online companion to the book, Crafting Aotearoa, several authors bring to light some of our untold craft histories through a collection of 52 essays. Touching on a variety of topics including exhibition histories and placemaking through materials and motifs, this companion shows the strong history and culture of craft in the wider Moana Oceania region.
Our annual Museum Medals awards honour individuals who have given exceptional service to the Museum and made outstanding contributions to the generation of new knowledge drawing on the Museum’s collections and research resources. Find out more about this year’s winners here.
Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum is Auckland’s place of gathering, welcome and orientation, where we share knowledge of our taonga (treasures) and explore the many stories of Tāmaki. This Strategic Plan sets out our direction for the next five years.