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Researchers Install Pollen Trap On Auckland Museum Roof

Monday, 14 August 2023, 3:03 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

A green metallic pollen trap, looking like a small spacecraft with a large sail, has been installed on the roof of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira so health researchers can gather near-real-time data on the pollen and spores that ... More >>

Auckland War Memorial Museum Celebrates 25 Years Of Online Cenotaph

Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 2:49 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Online Cenotaph is a biographical military database that allows researchers, enthusiasts, and veterans and their families to explore, contribute to, and share the records and stories of those who served for Aotearoa ... More >>

The Secrets Of Stonehenge Revealed In New Exhibition At Auckland Museum

Friday, 2 December 2022, 9:55 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/bd101d3950d3888aa58f.jpeg" width="720" height="360"> The international exhibition Secrets of Stonehenge comes exclusively to Tāmaki Makaurau, opening on Thursday ... More >>

Auckland Like You Have Never Seen It Before! Auckland Museum’s Incredible Rooftop Tour Returns.

Monday, 31 October 2022, 12:37 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Back by popular demand! The Incredible Rooftop Tour returns to Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum from 1 November. This unique experience offers incredible panoramic views over the Waitematā Harbour to Rangitoto Island, across to Mount ... More >>

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum Celebrates The Return Of Acclaimed Māori Cultural Performances.

Wednesday, 5 October 2022, 9:49 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2210/a20787d5ae4afdae6bdb.jpeg" width="720" height="310"> Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum are thrilled to share, the internationally acclaimed Māori Cultural ... More >>

Auckland Museum Welcomes Feedback On Its Draft Annual Plan 2023/2024

Monday, 3 October 2022, 3:07 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

“Our Draft Annual Plan for FY 2023/24 represents a year of consolidation as we look to complete the final delivery of our Five-Year Plan, and recovery as we emerge from the effects of the global Pandemic,” says Auckland Museum Chief Executive ... More >>

T. Rextended - Due To Popular Demand Rare & Real T. Rex Extends Stay At Auckland Museum

Friday, 16 September 2022, 2:16 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2209/90e2e8593176719d0d48.jpeg" width="720" height="360"> In April 2022 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum became the first ever Museum in the world to display ... More >>

Night At Auckland Museum Returns In October

Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 11:32 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2208/2682b65ae0c76a5f9623.jpeg" width="720" height="270"> Night at Auckland Museum returns in October with Glorious Greeks, an immersive after-hours theatrical experience that ... More >>

Auckland Museum Announces 2021 Dr James Fawcett Fund Recipients

Monday, 25 July 2022, 12:16 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

In September 2021 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum announced the inaugural funding round of the Dr James Fawcett Postgraduate Herpetological Awards, which has now been granted to two recipients. The 2021 Awardees are Sarah Lamar (PhD ... More >>

He Wawata Mō Ngā Wheturangicalling Future Māori Leaders In The Field Of Cultural Heritage

Thursday, 10 February 2022, 10:28 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Applications are now open for the Sir Hugh Kawharu Scholarship, offered by the Kawharu Foundation in partnership with Auckland Museum. The $10,000 grant is open to students of Māori descent who are studying full-time at undergraduate or graduate level at ... More >>

Auckland Museum Showcases Award-winning Nature Photographer In New Exhibition

Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 10:20 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

On Thursday 7 April 2022 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum will unveil the new exhibition Nature Boy: The Photography of Olaf Petersen . This is the first-ever exhibition dedicated solely to the work of Olaf Petersen, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s ... More >>

Accurately Dating The Māori Past Using Marine Shells Through Cross-collaborative Funding Success

Monday, 6 December 2021, 8:54 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Archaeological collections from Auckland War Memorial Museum will be used in the research project A ccurately Dating the Māori Past using Marine Shells after receiving a highly contested, prestigious Marsden Fund grant from the Royal Society Te Apārangi. ... More >>

Auckland War Memorial Museum To Close Saturday 20 November Due To Domain Protest

Thursday, 18 November 2021, 10:06 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum has been advised by the Auckland Police that a mass demonstration is planned for Saturday 20 November in Auckland Domain. As a result, the Museum will not open or be open to the public on Saturday. ... More >>

Kahu Tāmaki - Auckland War Memorial Museums’ WardrobeRecognised Internationally

Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 5:19 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

On Thursday 3 December 2021 Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum reopened its South Atrium entrance – Te Ao Mārama – to reveal the most significant changes to the Museum in more than a decade. One such change was Kahu Tāmaki, a wardrobe ... More >>

Keeping Everyone Safe At Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum

Friday, 12 November 2021, 9:08 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum has today confirmed that it will require all staff, volunteers and visitors to be fully vaccinated as a condition of being able to attend the Museum’s destination building on the Auckland Domain. ... More >>

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum To Open From Monday 15 November

Friday, 5 November 2021, 9:13 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

The Government on Monday 1 November made an in-principle decision that Auckland could potentially open under Alert Level 3, Step 2 on Wednesday 10 November. Under Level 3, Step 2 the Government has indicated that Museums can open if they can meet ... More >>

Have Your Say On Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Draft Annual Plan

Friday, 22 October 2021, 8:53 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Auckland Museum welcomes feedback on its Draft Annual Plan 2022/2023. “Our Draft Annual Plan for FY 2022/23 represents the final phase of our Five-Year Strategic Plan 2017-2022, which will see the Museum firmly focused on completing the final ... More >>

Breakthrough Science Reveals The Secrets Of Stonehenge At Auckland Museum

Friday, 1 October 2021, 12:46 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2110/bd498ec54e3f0e85cd9b.jpeg" width="720" height="360"> The brand-new international exhibition Secrets of Stonehenge comes exclusively to Tāmaki Makaurau, opening on ... More >>

Applications Are Now Open For The 2021 Auckland Museum Institute Postgraduate Scholarship Programme

Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 11:06 am | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, located close to several tertiary institutions, is an ideal site of investigation and learning for tertiary students. The Museum has globally significant collections, a rich research history, and staff ... More >>

Summer Student Opportunities At Auckland Museum

Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 12:36 pm | Auckland War Memorial Museum

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum has launched the second year of the Auckland Museum Sheldon Werner Summer Studentship programme. A range of research projects has been developed to support the Museum’s work, spanning the humanities, ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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