Blog View by topic: Learning All Archaeology Beyond our walls Collections Exhibitions Events Entangled Islands From the Director Geology History Learning MuseTech Taonga Māori Research Still Life War Memorial Kermadec Expedition Pou Maumahara Volume SW Pacific Expedition Show more View by date: Any Any 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Show more What's Eating Auckland Museum? Thursday, 10 May 2018Museums across the world are fighting a constant battle to preserve their collections, often competing with an abundance of pesky pests. Read more Capturing birds on the wing Wednesday, 10 January 2018Auckland Museum has over 300 bird wings in its collection and now with digital photography we are allowing the public to learn more about this exquisitely complex piece of avian anatomy and how it relates to a bird’s lifestyle, air-miles and feeding habits.Read more New Zealand Truth archive at the Auckland MuseumWednesday, 28 June 2017From 1905 to 2012 the controversial tabloid newspaper The New Zealand Truth reflected New Zealand society. Read more A Personal Story of Sandi Ringham, descendant of Ngāti Kuri, and her whānauWednesday, 7 June 2017Sandi Ringham of Ngāti Kuri tells of her experience in taking part in the wānanga to Te Hiku o te Ika and why it was so significant for her and her whānau.Read more Holographic lava-bombs: an exploration into Mixed Reality education BY NILS POKEL17 May 2017Auckland Museum is currently piloting a Mixed Reality (MR) educational experience that will allow students to peer into an active volcano that is controlled by museum educators who can dial down or fire up the levels of gas and lava. Read more From shallowsby the Kermadec expedition teamSat, 29 Oct 2016The expedition dive team have been recording corals, fishes, urchins and other invertebrates from the shallow waters surrounding Raoul Island. Take a look at what they found.Read more Easing into the Kermadec Ridge expeditionby Kermadec expedition teamSat, 22 Oct 2016While the RV Tanagroa steams towards Raoul Island, the scientists prepare their laboratory spaces and Koha the rehabilitated turtle is taking things easy. Follow our new blog series for the latest news from the Kermadec Expedition.Read more Enriching our Online Collections - Managing image rights for digital surrogatesby Sarah PowellSat, 22 Oct 2016We recently developed a Copyright Framework built around the OpenGLAM philosophy and Creative Commons licensing. Sarah Powell explains how we're using these tools to open up digital content where possible for reuse.Read more The challenge of photographing the miniatureBy Dave SandersonThu, 22 Sep 2016Open collections demand high-quality collections photography. But how do you reach this level of quality when the objects you're capturing are as small as 5mm? Dave Sanderson explains how our Collection Imaging team does it.Read more Working together to look after our oceansBy Sam McNamaraWed, 8 Jun 2016On World Oceans Day, young fisherman and budding marine biologist Sam McNamara, age 8, blogs about the effects of pollution and what we can do to stop it.Read more 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next page Previous page