Exhibitions

Sadly, with the extension of the Level 3 lockdown in Auckland, we're unable to reopen Sea Monsters as it's moving on to another city straight after the planned end date of Mon 25 Oct. 

We hope to welcome you back to the Museum when we're able to open our doors, and we're excited to soon be opening our next major international exhibition Secrets of Stonehenge.

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Explore where, when, why, and perhaps most intriguingly, how Stonehenge was built. Now after 20 years of excavations at Stonehenge and at the source of its bluestones in Wales, archaeologists finally have some answers.

Secrets of Stonehenge highlights more than 300 ancient artefacts and the latest cutting-edge scientific research to answer questions about this iconic, mysterious World Heritage Site.

This is a paid exhibition but is free for Museum Members.

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This exhibition from the British Museum’s world-renowned collection from the Ancient Greek world is the largest selection of ancient artefacts ever loaned by the British Museum to New Zealand. It will showcase a wide range of treasures and stories and includes a selection of iconic sculptures from the ‘Mausoleum at Halikarnassos’, one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.

This is a paid exhibition but is free for Museum Members.

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