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Stories

Stories

Ngā kōrero paki mō ō matou whānau, hapu, Iwi, ō mātou taonga, me ō mātou kāinga.
Auckland Museum is home to over 4 million objects and a team of passionate people who care for, learn from, and share our important collections. Here are the stories from our people and our taonga. 

Blogs

 

Introducing the dermestid beetles!

Introducing the dermestid beetles!

One of the Museum’s hardest working teams, does some pretty grimy work. They’re also our tiniest workers by a long way. Introducing, the dermestid beetles. Their role is to prepare skeleton specimens for our Natural Sciences Department.

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Cenotaph Stories

 

A Year in Review: Online Cenotaph 2024

A Year in Review: Online Cenotaph 2024

As another year draws to a close, the Online Cenotaph team at Auckland War Memorial Museum reflects on a year of community-driven commemoration. In this end of year review, we've compiled some highlights showing how, together with our community, we have honoured New Zealand's veterans in 2024.

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Collection Stories

 

Tapa as a form of Paper – Dard Hunter’s connection to Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Tapa as a form of Paper – Dard Hunter’s connection to Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Is Tapa a form of paper? Dard Hunter, preeminent American craft artist papermaker and printer of the twentieth century certainly thought so. Continuing the development of a heritage book collection that has existed for over 150 years is one of the privileges of working here at Tāmaki Paenga Hira.

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Research Projects 

Since 1852 Auckland Museum's curatorial staff have been involved in a wide array of significant scientific and academic projects. This research aims to investigate and illuminate the world in which we live. 

Te Aho Mutunga Kore

Te Aho Mutunga Kore is our fibre knowledge exchange centre launched in 2023 with the generous support of Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Te Aho Mutunga Kore will ensure sustained engagement with textile and fibre collections held by the Museum, to strengthen the ties (aho) between community and their material culture heritage, creating a safe pathway for taonga tuku iho (knowledge transmission). 

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Caring for our Pasifika Treasures at Home

Caring for family archives

Family archives are part of our history. We draw a sense of identity from knowing who we are and where we’ve come from. Archives may include photographs, albums, letters, and important documents. Handling and storage of our family collections directly impacts how long they last.

These guidelines will help you preserve your family archives for future generations.

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The Amp: Auckland Museum's official podcast

The Amp

Go deeper into Auckland and Aotearoa’s history in the new podcast from Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum: The Amp. We’ll take you on an after-hours tour of the Museum and explore the lesser-known stories, secrets, and surprises behind our displays.   

Each episode delves into the behind-the-scenes work of the Museum, exploring how exhibitions are crafted, how artefacts are preserved, and the unexpected stories discovered along the way. We talk to experts, artists, and the people who have shaped our shared histories to understand what's happened, where we’ve come from, and who we are now.  

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