Blog View by topic: All 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: 2018 Any 2019 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Show more Aqua batsWednesday, 24 October 2018Resembling ‘squashed kiwifruit’, wet bats aren’t the prettiest creatures, so the photography team trialed some hair-raising tactics to get realistic shots of these rare, endangered creatures. Read more Craft and Protest: Collecting the Women's MarchMonday, 17 September 2018On Saturday 21 January 2017, over 1000 Aucklanders came together to march in support of the Women’s March on Washington, forming part of a global protest that drew in millions. In addition to carrying homemade banners and wearing March-branded t-shirts, several women wore pink knitted “pussy hats."Read more Bird RescueThursday, 23 August 2018A borer-infested Victorian cabinet filled with seventy two birds that were in dire need of attention, presented quite a challenge for Conservator, Felicity Bolton. Read more Enid Evans, Librarian ExtraordinaireThursday, 23 August 2018Paula Legel, Collection Manager of Serials & Acquisitions, explores the accomplishments of one of New Zealand's first female librarians, Enid Evans.Read more Wikipedian in Residence: Mike DickisonWednesday, 25 July 2018For the month of July, Auckland Museum has been hosting Dr Mike Dickison, New Zealand’s first “Wikipedian-at-Large.” His role as a ‘Wiki champion’ is to provide support, encouragement, and expertise to people both inside and outside the organisations he’s working with.Read more Lucy Cranwell, New Zealand's First Female CuratorThursday, 12 July 2018Dr Lucy Cranwell was Auckland Museum's first botany curator and New Zealand's first female curator. Ewen Cameron delves into her story and the accolades she received.Read more Cabinet of avian curiosities Tuesday, 3 July 2018In this piece, our applied arts curator, Grace Lai conducted some detective work to enrich our knowledge around an exquisite piece of Victorian taxidermy that was acquired in 2006. Read more Digitising moa Wednesday, 27 June 2018During July, several moa skeletons from Auckland Museum will be imaged and 3D scanned to make our collections, and their stories, more accessible to the public and researchers alike. In this piece, Land Vertebrates Curator, Matt Rayner, describes the importance of this project. Read more Location, Location, Location!Thursday, 24 May 2018Auckland Museum has over four million objects in our collection. As you can imagine, keeping track of all these items can be quite a challenge! Read 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 1 2 3 4 Next page Previous page