Former Director of Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum Sir Gilbert Archey (1890-1974) has been recognised posthumously for his work as the only World War II Monuments Man operating in the Asia-Pacific region

Sir Gilbert Archey was a hugely important figure in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand’s museums, both as a scholar and an innovator in the profession. He was dedicated to the research of taonga Māori and New Zealand zoology, oversaw not only the construction of Museum building but also significant extensions, and led the development of facilities and practices in research and education that have evolved into programmes we have today.

Our Annual Plan for FY 2023/24 represents a year of consolidation as we look to complete the final delivery of our Five-Year Plan, and recovery as we emerge from the effects of the global Pandemic.  

It must have been one of the most amazing human migrations of all time – hundreds of people, oxen and 20-tonne rocks making a 200km journey to the Salisbury Plains and building one of the most enduring mysteries in the world: Stonehenge.

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It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Jeremy Salmond, a New Zealand architect whose commitment to excellence in the field of built heritage conservation has left an indelible mark on not only the Auckland War Memorial Museum, but indeed on many of Aotearoa’s great buildings and beloved landmarks.