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Pip, Squeak and Wilfred: The trio that still raises a grin
Monday, 9 April 2018
Longtime volunteer, Janet Anderson, often assists our visitors to explore the medal collection in our Memorial Discovery Centre. Her favourite story is about Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, the three service medals given to WWI soldiers. In this blog, she explains the origin of these nicknames and the significance of each medal.
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A Close Shave
Friday, 6 April 2018
Ernest William Welch's shaving kit proved to be a life-saver when he stationed as a solider on the Somme in World War One.
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Bathing caps & beach balls: call for objects
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Auckland Museum needs your help! We are currently looking to borrow or acquire objects with a strong connection to recreation activities on Pt Chevalier Beach, for use in a new exhibition next year.
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Why I do it: Janet Anderson
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Long-time volunteer, Janet Anderson, has worked at our Memorial Discovery Centre for over five years. In this blog, we asked her why she does it?
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My favourite object: Ahu’ula
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
In 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.
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Untangling the threads
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Over the next two years, we’ll be working with some of Aotearoa’s most accomplished weavers to enrich the taonga Māori collection as part of our Te Awe project. In this blog, our Associate Curator Māori, Bethany Edmunds explains the kaupapa of the Te Awe project to improve our understanding, care and access of these treasured objects and more.
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Biological namesakes
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Just this week, a bright-orange clingfish, Dellichthys Trnskii, burst onto the scene – and it bears the name of our Head of Natural Science, Tom Trnski. Our curators and collection managers share their names with a handful of species from 'super cute flies' to dwarf seaweed species. In this blog, we took the opportunity to ask them about their namesakes and how they acquired them.
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Capturing time
Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Photographer Jen Carol encountered many challenges and delights when she embarked on photographing the Museum's 100 antique pocket watches.
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Flags in the Hall of Memories
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Museum 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.
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Message in a Bottle
Thursday, 1 March 2018
Glass bottles have made their way into the History collection from many sources - some contain wine, while others hold miraculous cures. But they all need to be housed safely!
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