A place of curiosity and learning, the Auckland War Memorial Museum brings Caterpillars, an award winning theatre show for children aged 4 -8 years old, to the Events Centre, Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 October, at 11am and 2pm.
Over the past year Auckland War Memorial Museum has worked with The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Auckland Libraries, and The Hocken Collections to digitise three of Auckland’s earliest newspapers.
Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Auckland War Memorial Museum today announced the appointment of Professor Richard Bedford to its Trust Board, succeeding outgoing Trust Board Member and Deputy Chair Brian Corban. Professor Bedford will join the Board in October.
Paying homage to the year the Auckland War Memorial was constructed, the Auckland Museum has recently launched 1929, an espresso bar situated in its elegant Grand Foyer.
Auckland War Memorial Museum in partnership with Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki will present the Cultural Festival 2018, a celebration of the vibrant art and culture of Auckland’s local Asian Communities, the weekend of Sat 25 – Sun 26 August.
Auckland War Memorial Museum continues to explore the ideas and themes sparked by the Are We There Yet? exhibition with a full day symposium on intersectional feminism and LATE 2018 smart talks around #MeToo and a conversation with Helen Clark.
New Zealand has come a long way in the 125 years since women won the vote. But are we there yet? In the year of #metoo, what does "feminism" really mean? How did we get here, and where are we heading now?
International Museum Day in Aotearoa sees the launch of the Digital for All Equity initiative - Raranga Matihiko, a collaborative partnership with Te Papa, Te Kāngahu Museum of Waitangi, MTG Museum Hawkes Bay and supported by the Ministry of Education. Raranga Matihiko - weaving digital futures - provides students with the opportunity to use digital technologies to tell the stories that matter to them and their communities.
Thousands of stunning butterflies from around the world will go on display for the first time in a spectacular exhibition at Auckland Museum from 9 June 2018.
"Museums are civic spaces where people reflect in peace: the First World War claimed 18,000 New Zealand lives and wounded 41,000 more. At Gallipoli alone, 44,000 Allied soldiers fell, including 2,779 Kiwis, and, alongside them, 87,000 Ottoman defenders. We commemorate all who fell and those who bore the memories," says Museum Director Dr. David Gaimster
