Blog View by topic: History 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 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Show more Who am I? The mystery of the forgotten photographsTuesday, 27 August 2019Help us uncover the mystery of these 110-year-old New Zealand photographs. Who are the people in them and who were they taken by? Read more Polar Bear on the MoveMonday, 22 July 2019With the transformations happening at Auckland Museum at the moment, you might be wondering what has become of some of your favourite objects and displays! Auckland Museum’s Collection Technician for Relocations Libby Neumann gives us some insight into just how much care and effort goes into moving precious Museum objects. Read more Sir Edmund Hillary Photo ArchiveMonday, 22 July 2019In honour of Sir Edmund Hillary, on the 100th anniversary of his birth on 20 July 2019, learn about caring for the Museum's Edmund Hillary Archive and the insights it offers on Sir Ed's life. Read more Manava Toa: the Cook Islands in WWITuesday, 23 April 2019More than 500 Cook Islanders fought for New Zealand in the WWI. They served with distinction but suffered great loss. Find out more about these courageous servicemen. 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 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 My favourite object: Ahu’ula Wednesday, 21 March 2018In this piece, our Senior Collection Technician, Sarah Bishop, tells us about her favourite taonga - a stunning garments a red and yellow Hawaiian cloak made from hundreds of feathers.Read more Flags in the Hall of MemoriesThursday, 1 March 2018Museum staff regularly receive questions about the flags on display around the World War One Sanctuary. It is generally stated that the flags represent those who signed the Treaty of Versailles on the 28th of June 1919. But this is not correct. Given these curious decisions and some notable omissions, we needed to do more digging to solve the mystery of the flags.Read more Colour Our Collections Thursday, 1 February 2018Our Documentary Heritage team is proud to join the global initiative #ColourOurCollections that was kicked off a couple of years ago by the New York Academy of Medicine to encourage people to colour the collections of libraries, archives, and museums from around the world.Read more WWI - A world turned inside outFriday, 10 November 2017Several major artworks were commissioned for our new war memorial gallery Pou Kanohi New Zealand at War. Learn about the local artists who developed these artworks and the meaning behind them.Read more 1 2 3 4 5 Next page Previous page