Auckland Museum - Latest News [Page 9]
Museum Calls On Aucklanders To Help Guide Future
Sunday, 8 August 2010, 11:23 am | Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum is seeking public input to help guide its Gallery Renewal Plan at a public forum on Tuesday, 24 August. The Gallery Renewal Plan is one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the Museum. More >>
Get a Taste of the Cook Islands at the Museum
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 3:45 pm | Auckland Museum
Situated between west and east Polynesia, the Cook Islands embrace the best of both 'nesian food worlds. Chef Aketaura Makimou will this Saturday demonstrate the best of Cook Islands' cuisine with the preparation of Pai varaipani, a sweetener made ... More >>
Auckland Museum Library Throws Spotlight on Food
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 3:06 pm | Auckland Museum
The Auckland Museum Library, one of the country’s most significant research libraries, is throwing its doors open in a series of food-based talks examining its rarely seen collections of menus, archives and recipe books. More >>
Museum's Kai to Pie Wins Human Rights Kudos
Friday, 2 July 2010, 11:56 am | Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum’s ambitious new exhibition, Kai to Pie: Auckland on Your Plate, which celebrates the people of Auckland and the food that they enjoy, has won recognition from the Human Rights Commission for its contribution to diversity in New Zealand. More >>
Museum’s Kai to Pie Wins Human Rights Kudos
Thursday, 1 July 2010, 5:22 pm | Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum’s ambitious new exhibition, Kai to Pie: Auckland on Your Plate, which celebrates the people of Auckland and the food that they enjoy, has won recognition from the Human Rights Commission for its contribution to diversity in New Zealand. More >>
Matariki Celebrated at World on Your Plate
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 12:45 pm | Auckland Museum
This weekend discover the best of Maori cuisine: fun and incredibly healthy. Chef Charles Royal kicks off the event with a demonstration of the best of Maori cooking followed by food tastings. Charles has been on a mission to rediscover some of the ... More >>
Matariki Celebrated at World on Your Plate
Tuesday, 29 June 2010, 4:39 pm | Auckland Museum
This weekend discover the best of Maori cuisine: fun and incredibly healthy. Chef Charles Royal kicks off the event with a demonstration of the best of Maori cooking followed by food tastings. Charles has been on a mission to rediscover some of the ... More >>
Auckland Museum Feeds the Kids this School Holiday
Friday, 18 June 2010, 4:25 pm | Auckland Museum
The Museum gives families the chance to celebrate Kai to Pie: Auckland on Your Plate - the tastiest place to be these July school holidays. More >>
A Night at Auckland Museum: Food Glorious Food
Friday, 18 June 2010, 1:57 pm | Auckland Museum
Kids hungry for fun and adventure will get to embark on a journey to feed their minds at the Auckland Museum next month. More >>
Chinese community takes over Kai to Pie
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 11:46 am | Auckland Museum
Auckland is a unique culinary crock-pot, encompassing a dazzling array of foods from the dining tables of the 181 ethnic groups that call New Zealand’s largest city home. The World on Your Plate series at the Auckland Museum allows visitors to experience ... More >>
Kai to Pie – Auckland on a Plate opens
Friday, 11 June 2010, 4:00 pm | Auckland Museum
Auckland’s extraordinary wealth of people and cultures, its fertile abundance of land, sun and sea will be unveiled, all through the lens of food, in a new exhibition called Kai to Pie: Auckland on a Plate. The exhibition opens tomorrow at Auckland ... More >>
Museum appoints Sir Don McKinnon
Monday, 31 May 2010, 10:56 am | Auckland Museum
The Auckland Museum Trust Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Sir Don McKinnon as its Interim Director. Trust board chairman Dr William Randall said as someone experienced on both the national and international stage, Sir Don was a strong ... More >>
Kai to Pie – Auckland on a Plate opens
Friday, 28 May 2010, 5:59 pm | Auckland Museum
Auckland’s extraordinary wealth of people and cultures, its fertile abundance of land, sun and sea will be unveiled, all through the lens of food, in a new exhibition called Kai to Pie: Auckland on a Plate. The exhibition opens Saturday, 12 June at ... More >>
Auckland Museum Explores Magic of the Rose
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 4:25 pm | Auckland Museum
Is there any flower more romantic than the rose? On 4 December, Auckland Museum opens the second chapter of its Wonderland exhibition: The Magic of the Rose. The exhibition unravels the fascinating lineage of this flower family and explores fabulous tales ... More >>
Café Scientifique - Auckland Museum Institute
Friday, 17 July 2009, 3:02 pm | Auckland Museum
We look forward to seeing you at the next Café on July 29th and invite you to circulate this update to interested friends and colleagues.Wednesday, July 29th. Arrive @ 6.00pm and order food and drinks. Talk starts @ 6.30pm More >>
Auck Museum Sadness at Death of Seddon Bennington
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 3:03 pm | Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum Director Dr Vanda Vitali has expressed shock and great sadness following news of the death of Te Papa Chief Executive Seddon Bennington. “It’s with a heavy heart I learned today of the death of Seddon Bennington. Seddon’s contribution ... More >>
Museum Announces Executive Team Appointments
Friday, 18 July 2008, 3:47 pm | Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum has announced the first round of appointments for its new Executive Team, reporting to Director Vanda Vitali. More >>
Secrets reveal Auckland Museum’s hidden mysteries
Monday, 23 June 2008, 2:04 pm | Auckland Museum
Some secrets are so good they have to be shared. That is why Auckland Museum is opening the doors on its ‘never been seen’ collection, giving the world an opportunity to discover its hidden treasures. More >>
Auckland Museum Reveals Its Secrets
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 1:58 pm | Auckland Museum
Hidden backstage at Auckland Museum are 98% of the close to 5 million objects the Museum has been caring for throughout its history. From July 12th, a host of these treasures will be shared with the world when the free public exhibition, SECRETS ... More >>
Auckland Museum celebrates aviation history
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 11:26 am | Auckland Museum
The exhibition Walsh Brothers to Warbirds, opening soon at the Ernest Clarke Memorial Museum, acknowledges the rich aviation history of the Papakura district, and the outstanding events which contributed to the countries flying industry. More >>