Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum are thrilled to share, the internationally acclaimed Māori Cultural Performances returned on Saturday October 1, after a COVID-19 imposed break.
In April 2022 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum became the first ever Museum in the world to display Peter the T. rex. The Museum is delighted to announce that Peter the T. rex will remain on display until the end of 2023.
The popular, sell-out event Night at Auckland Museum will come to life once more this school holidays at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. With two oors lled with fun activities, Night at Auckland Museum: Glorious Greeks brings the incredible history and mythology of this golden age back to life in a wonderful interactive experience for all ages.
Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum will open a new exhibition in Te Taunga Community Hub, a gallery designed to highlight Auckland’s many diverse communities and provide a space where they can share their stories.
In September 2021 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum announced the inaugural funding round of the Dr James Fawcett Postgraduate Herpetological Awards, which has now been granted to two recipients.
The prestigious Museum Medals were presented at a ceremony hosted at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum last night (28 June). The Museum Medals recognise excellence and innovation in the study of our cultural and natural heritage. The 2021 recipients have made major contributions to their areas of study and the creation of new knowledge, or in service to the Museum.
The Auckland Museum Institute Postgraduate Scholarship Programme offers support to post-graduate students who are undertaking research that aligns to the research priorities of Auckland Museum and to its extensive collections.
The highly anticipated international exhibition Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes, postponed from 2020, opens Friday 10 June exclusively at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will be lit green on Sunday 5 June to celebrate World Environment Day. The United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment, World Environment Day is a global platform for raising awareness on environmental issues, with participation from over 143 countries annually.
Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum has opened a fourth exhibition in Te Taunga Community Hub, a gallery designed to foster Auckland communities share their stories. Located in the space formerly occupied by the Museum Store in the Grand Foyer, Te Taunga Community Hub provides a space for long-term engagement with the diverse communities of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Over the course of 2022 and 2023 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will bring Auckland an exciting programme of international touring exhibitions.
From Friday 15 April Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will be the first ever Museum in the world to display Peter the T. rex. A fully grown mature adult, Peter is twelve metres long, nearly four metres high and displayed in his hunting position. This rare specimen is one of a small number of almost complete fossil Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons in the world and the first real T. rex fossil ever to be exhibited in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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