Voyage to Aotearoa: Tupaia and the Endeavour
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Experience life as a WWI soldier in Pou Kanohi Gallery
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We are creating new experiences and galleries for everyone who visits. This will change how you enter the Museum and move around, as our South Atrium entrance is currently closed.
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Bring your family to experience life as it was 250 years ago in our action-packed new exhibition.
The immersive four-day festival will feature a world-class collective of local, national, and international artists, scholars, and cultural practitioners.
Carried Away: Bags Unpacked showcases over 150 individual bags from Auckland Museum’s collection, many on display for the first time.
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.
Pre 1885
12 Apr 1995 [Hong Kong]
12 Apr 1995 Hong Kong
29 Nov 2007 New Zealand
We are revitalising our spaces to provide a world-class experience for our visitors and to showcase even more of our collections.
The next stage of Auckland Museum’s transformation has begun
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.
Ata Hira : Museum on the Move : Voyage to Aotearoa, will be popping up at different landing sites of the Endeavour on its first voyage to Aotearoa.
Auckland Museum’s Draft Annual Plan describes how it plans to deliver world-class experiences for Aucklanders and visitors to the city over the financial year from 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021.
On Sunday 30 June, a new Roll of Honour was unveiled in the World War II Hall of Memories at Auckland War Memorial Museum.
The Museum’s capital fundraising campaign, ARE YOU IN?, seeks support for Future Museum Stage 1 where the current building is optimised and a critical foundation is set for future investment.
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.