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Schedule for today

8:00 AM

Te Taunga Community Hub

TUE 21 MAR - WED 10 OCT
Te Taunga Community Hub

Entirely curated by a diverse collective of artists of Brazilian heritage in Aotearoa New Zealand, Toró: é tudo tanto features stunning, vibrant artworks and interactive elements. Toró, translated in English, is a downpour. In a torrent of images, words, sounds, sensations, meanings and artistic expressions, you are invited to reflect on the experience of otherness and its contradictions.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

ON DISPLAY NOW
FREE, TE AO MĀRAMA

First there was Peter, now meet Barbara. For the first time ever, Auckland Museum is the only place in the world to exhibit an adult male and female T. rex together. Don’t miss two of the rarest, real T. rex skeletons ever discovered.

10:00 AM

AMI Highlights Guided Tour

10.30AM, LAST SUNDAY EVERY MONTH
MEET AT TOUR BANNER, GRAND FOYER

Exclusive to Auckland Museum Institute Members, enjoy a guided tour of the highlights of the Museum's collection and the Museum itself.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Not One More Acre!

MĀORI COURT, FREE

This partnership exhibition with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei marks the 40th anniversary of the iwi's eviction from their ancestral lands on Takaparawhā Bastion Point.

10:00 AM

Māori Cultural Performance

TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY, 11.15AM & 1.45PM
Adult $30, Child $15, Family $80, Member $27

Experience a vibrant glimpse of Māori culture in an engaging performance which takes you on a journey through the story of Aotearoa New Zealand and Tāmaki Makaurau.

10:00 AM

Gallery Highlights Tour

11AM & 1PM DAILY
$20 PER PERSON, $18 PER MEMBER

Get ready for one of the most interesting hours you’ll ever spend as our guide shows you around Auckland Museum. Explore our Museum’s most famous galleries and learn about Māori culture, achievements of Polynesian navigators and the unique nature of New Zealand.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Robin Morrison: Road Trip

OPEN NOW
FREE, SAINSBURY HORROCKS GALLERY, LEVEL 2

Take a road trip of discovery with one of Aoteoroa’s best-loved photographers. Robin Morrison’s iconic images of people and places in the South Island are honest, heartwarming and quintessentially Kiwi. Don’t miss this free exhibition that captures a uniquely Kiwi spirit of time and place.

10:00 AM

T. Rex Birthday Party

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
AUCKLAND MUSEUM

Did you miss having a birthday party because of lockdown or COVID restrictions? Never mind the prehistoric past - there's no time like the present! Join us for a celebration, with a limited season of birthday parties with Peter and Barbara the T. rex.

10:00 AM

Members’ Haere Mai Tour

NEXT TOUR: TUE 20 JUN, 6:15PM
FREE FOR MUSEUM MEMBERS, $15 FOR NON-MEMBERS

New Members, take an exclusive orientation tour with us and familiarise yourself with Auckland Museum.

10:00 AM

Tāmaki Herenga Waka
Members' Tour

NEXT TOUR: SUN 2 APR, 10.30AM
FREE FOR MUSEUM MEMBERS, $25 FOR NON-MEMBERS

Museum Members, join us on a 45-minute guided tour of our new Tāmaki Herenga Waka Stories of Auckland galleries.

1:30 PM

What's New Tour

WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 1.30PM
$20 PER PERSON

Take a 45 minute tour with one of our guides and discover what’s new at Auckland Museum. As your guide shares their knowledge with you on this fully accessible tour, with places to sit down and at a comfortable walking pace, you’ll discover the stories behind the incredible artworks in Te Ao Mārama South Atrium.

5:00 PM

AR Dinosaur Hunt

ON NOW
AUGMENTED REALITY AT AUCKLAND MUSEUM

Meet AR Dinos at the Museum! You’ll find them wandering in Weird & Wonderful, stalking Te Ao Mārama South Atrium and lurking in the Imaginarium - augmented reality dinosaurs are everywhere at Auckland Museum! Scan the codes with your phone to see prehistoric giants come to life right before your eyes, then have your photo taken with them.

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Egypt: In the Time of Pharaohs

Coming winter 2023 

Be transported to a distant past and explore ancient Egyptian culture and the land of pharaohs.

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