Museum late nights
Take in the relaxed atmosphere as the whole Museum is open for you to wander, every Tuesday evening until 8.30PM
The secure undercover carpark will be open. Enter the carpark after 5PM and park for a flat fee of $11.50 for the evening.
- Event type: EveningTuesday, 27 Oct 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM TUE 27 OCT, 6PM - 7.30PM Orientation Space, Ground Floor
As part of our events commemorating He Rā Maumahara, join Project Curator New Zealand Wars Dr Rowan Light and author Candice Tutauha at the launch of her debut novel Rua, a story that runs from Taranaki to the New Zealand Wars collections held at Auckland Museum.
- Event type: EveningTUE 13 OCT, 6PM - 7.30PM Orientation Space, Ground Floor
For millions of years, the song of the birds echoed throughout Aotearoa, with no one around to hear it. While the arrival of humans would transform their story forever - birds may have changed us even more. Join Auckland Museum Project Curator and best-selling author Robert Vennell for the launch of his new book, Song of the Birds.
- Event type: EveningTuesday, 6 Oct 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM TUE 6 OCT, 6PM - 7.30PM Orientation Space, Ground Floor
A community conversation exploring culture, heritage, memory, and identity through food and storytelling. Bringing together community voices and cultural perspectives from across Tāmaki Makaurau, this panel discussion will examine how food preserves heritage and keeps memories alive.
- Event type: EveningTuesdays Late closing at 8:30pm 5PM – 8:30PM
Your Museum will be open late every Tuesday evening until 8.30pm. Take in the relaxed atmosphere as the whole Museum is open for you to wander. Enjoy dinner or drinks at Tuitui Bistro & Café and browse our galleries at your own pace.
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Every Tuesday from 5–8PM, enjoy happy hour with a menu of Tuitui favourites including Wagyu hamburgers, fish tacos, margarita pizza, and Caesar salad for $10 each. Plus, house wines, prosecco, Aperol Spritz, and McLeod’s Longboarder Lager are all $10 each!
Please note that last orders are at 8PM.
Te Ao Mārama is home to Hokohoko, the transformed Museum Store, that will be open late for Twilight Tuesdays. With an extensive range of artworks, books, gifts and toys starring local makers and artists, the shop is a reflection of the taonga the Museum houses.
- Event type: Exhibitions24 Oct 2026 - 26 Apr 2027 COMING SOON
March of the Triceratops brings to life one of the world’s most iconic dinosaurs, revealing how these extraordinary creatures lived, moved, and survived millions of years ago.
- Event type: FamilyEXHIBITION OPENS FRI 25 SEP GROUND FLOOR
Can science safeguard the future of our favourite fruit? Step into a colourful digital orchard and discover how scientists are helping fruit trees adapt to a changing climate.
- Event type: ExhibitionsLEVEL 1
Te Ripo o Te Moana: Taonga Through Time is a new exhibition of taonga Māori from Auckland Museum’s collection.
- Event type: Exhibitions1 Nov 2025 - 1 Oct 2026 SAINSBURY HORROCKS GALLERY, LEVEL 2
Feel the Mana of 1970s protest in print, in the new exhibition that spotlights the groundbreaking newspaper that platformed Māori and Pacific voices across some of Aotearoa New Zealand's most defining years in activism.
