Who we are

Our Collections and Research team builds and cares for the Museum's collections, and undertakes research related to these collections to contribute to the creation of new knowledge and to provide rich content for our diverse Museum audiences.  

This directorate includes our Exhibitions and Learning and Public Programmes team who provide the Museum with exciting exhibitions and programmes to engage our visitors and communities. Our Learning team specifically looks after our education programmes and resources that are delivered to thousands of school children every year. Our ICT and Digital teams also sit within this directorate.

Our Māori and Pacific Development team work with iwi and Pasifika communities to build strong and enduring relationships. They are the intermediaries between our Taumata ā Iwi, Pacific Advisory Group and the Museum ensuring the delivery of our He Korahi Māori and Teu Le Vā strategies.

Our People and Organisation directorate looks after our people, volunteers and visitors to ensure that everyone has a great experience with us. Teams within this directorate include Visitor Services, Volunteer Services, Health Safety & Security and People and Organisation (HR).

This directorate looks after our commercial interests, assets and reporting. This includes finance, commercial events, tourism and our retail store. Our Building Infrastructure team also sits in this directorate taking care of our heritage building and the services contained within it.

Our Marketing & Communications & External Affairs teams takes care of all market research and communications with the public, stakeholders and media. The Marketing team markets and publicises all events, exhibitions, collections stories and major developments that take place at the Museum. This is done via publicity, advertising, digital marketing, social media and our website.