Auckland War Memorial Museum
The Detail: Louvre heist has museum curators looking twice
The successful Louvre jewel heist has museum directors around the world taking another look at their own patches. Auckland is no exception.
Auckland museum checks the locks
When there's a successful jewel heist such as the Louvre break-in, museum directors around the world take another look at their own patches. Auckland is no exception. Audio
The vastly different tale of two Auckland heritage buildings
The discovery of deadly abestos dust at Auckland Museum has thrown its $40 million centenary year plans up in the air.
Sinking millions into Auckland's heritage buildings
Auckland museum's asbestos problem is being described as an octopus with more than eight tentacles - and one that comes with a whopping price tag. Audio
Auckland Museum apologises after flying Israeli colours
A gesture for peace has backfired badly for the Auckland War Memorial Museum. They've apologised today after lighting the museum in Israeli colours last night, a move that sparked protests outside the… Audio
Episode 1: He Wawata (An Aspiration)
Te Awe was a project designed to enrich, reorganise, and improve the care of our 10,000+ taonga Māori in a way that is embedded in Mātauranga Māori. Video
Episode 2: Taumata Māreikura (The Weavers)
During the second phase (2017-2019), as part of our Mātauranga Māori approach, Auckland Museum partnered with Taumata Māreikura, some of Aotearoa’s most skilled & experienced weavers. Video
Episode 3: Preserving the Kākahu
The first phase of this project (2013-2016), centred on the renewal of the Auckland Museum’s carving store, home to approximately 5,400 carved taonga. Video
Episode 4: Moving the Kākahu
Since the project started in 2013 with Phase 1, over 5,400 taonga made from wood and stone passed through the project team’s caring hands. Video
Meet: The Te Awe Team
The Te Awe Team is made up of Curators, Collection Technicians, Conservators, Storage Technicians and a dedicated photographer who care for the incredible variety of taonga Māori housed in the Museum.
…Reflecting Auckland's evolving demographic at the Museum
Auckland War Memorial Museum chair, Orchid Atimalala on recognising the city's multicultural demographic. She is the first woman to be appointed chair of the Museum and stresses the importance of… Audio
Making a century-old war relevant today
Auckland War Memorial Museum is about to unveil its new gallery, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Pou Kanohi New Zealand at War is making history. It's the first… Audio, Gallery
Victoria Travers - Curator of Volume
Victoria Travers, senior exhibition developer at the Auckland War Memorial Museum joins Alex Behan live at the Volume exhibition to talk about some of their best discoveries. Audio
Centennial St closing
The Auckland War Memorial Museum's Director of Collections David Reeves explains why Centennial St is giving way to a permanent WW1 display. Audio
