Auckland Museum - Latest News [Page 9]
Auckland Museum First to Host Cirque Founder’s AQUA
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 5:44 pm | Auckland Museum
Messages from today’s World Water Day will take on a new life in June this year when Auckland Museum becomes the first international museum to secure the multi-sensory experience AQUA. More >>
Sir Don McKinnon welcomes appointment of Lt Gen Mateparae
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 1:57 pm | Auckland Museum
Interim Director of Auckland Museum and former Commonwealth Secretary-General Sir Don McKinnon today welcomed the appointment of Lt Gen Jerry Mateparae as the next Governor-General. More >>
Explorama at Auckland Museum
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 1:46 pm | Auckland Museum
Behind-the-scenes tours of marine, botany and entomology collections, hands-on science stations and a live butterfly release are all part of Auckland Museum’s two-day Explorama event this weekend. More >>
What's On at Auckland Museum
Friday, 11 February 2011, 10:42 am | Auckland Museum
Thousands of people have experienced Outrageous Fortune - The Exhibition and it's not just the fans who love it. Visitors have been amazed to learn how much work goes into producing a television series and to see the attention to detail in casting, ... More >>
Outrageous Fortune: The Exhibition
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 1:46 pm | Auckland Museum
• The Outrageous Fortune living room set • Props and costumes from the series - each telling a story • A never-before-seen scene in 3D! • Unique insights into how the characters are created and brought to life More >>
Unscrambling Moa Eggs - Dads Kept The Eggs Warm
Sunday, 5 September 2010, 11:22 am | Auckland Museum
Males of the now-extinct moa appear to have been stay-at-home dads responsible for keeping the eggs warm and, with some of the most fragile eggs ever known, it was a delicate job. More >>
Caffeine Celebrated at Museum Coffee Festival
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 1:06 pm | Auckland Museum
Short, tall, black, white and everything in-between — indulge your coffee obsession at the inaugural Auckland Museum Coffee Festival as part of the popular Kai to Pie: Auckland on Your Plate exhibition. More >>
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 >>
