discuss document export feedback print share 2016 Auckland Museum opens new commemorative gallery - Pou Maumahara Memorial Discovery CentreThu, 10 Nov 2016Open daily, Next to WWI Hall of Memories, Level 2On the eve of Armistice Day, the doors have opened to Pou Maumahara Memorial Discovery Centre, a stunning new war memorial gallery furthering the preservation of Auckland’s history and creating a legacy for the First World War Centenary. Read more Auckland Museum presents new exhibition, ‘Being Chinese in Aotearoa: A photographic journey’ Friday, 9 December 2016Opening in February 2017Explore the dynamic stories of Chinese life in New Zealand in Being Chinese in Aotearoa: A photographic journey, a new exhibition celebrating 175-years of Chinese New Zealanders.Read more UNESCO honours for Auckland’s founding fatherTuesday, 8 November 2016Heritage papers belonging to Auckland’s founding father Sir John Logan Campbell have been inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand documentary heritage register.Read more Announcing Sir Hugh Kawharu Scholarship winnersMonday, 7 November 2016This year’s Sir Hugh Kawharu Scholarship has been awarded to Elisabeth (Lizzy) Myers. Given the strength of applications, a Research Grant has also been awarded to Kayreen Riana Tapuke.Read more Museum Medals honour outstanding individualsThursday, 20 October 2016Auckland War Memorial Museum has honoured the careers of five outstanding individuals in its annual Museum Medals ceremony, presented at a function at the Museum on Wednesday 19 October, 2016.Read more The countdown to Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa is onThursday, 6 October 2016A landmark exhibition on New Zealand music, Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa opens at Auckland Museum in just three weeks on Friday October 28.Read more Auckland Museum to unlock hidden stories behind Fijian CollectionTuesday, 4 October 2016Auckland Museum hosted Fijian leaders, performers and community members this past weekend to launch the Museum’s Fijian Collection project to coincide with Fijian language week. Read more Auckland Museum announces Volume: Making Music in AotearoaWednesday, 25 May 2016Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa, a landmark homegrown exhibition on New Zealand music will open at Auckland War Memorial Museum on October 28. A partnership with the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, Volume is the first major exhibition to tell the story of popular music in Aotearoa.Read more Auckland Museum strengthens Pacific connectionsMonday, 30 May 2016Auckland Museum is opening up access to its Pacific taonga collection and creating stronger connections with Auckland’s Pacific communities.Read more Auckland Museum calls for nominations for its 2016 Museum MedalsWednesday, 1 June 2016Nominations for the 2016 Museum Medals are now open.Read more Future Museum marks another milestoneWednesday, 22 June 2016Auckland War Memorial Museum's Future Museum strategy has marked another milestone in delivery with close to one million records now free and available to the public online. Read more Bomber Command memorial rededicated at Auckland Museum this weekendWednesday, 15 June 2016On Sunday The RAF New Zealand Bomber Command Association held its annual service at Auckland War Memorial Museum to commemorate the fallen comrades who served in Royal Air Force Bomber Command during the Second World War.Read more Kōrero Mai, Kōrero AtuMonday, 23 May 2016Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira announces an exciting new exhibition of contemporary art this June: Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu: Artists Areta Wilkinson and Te Rongo Kirkwood at Auckland Museum.Read more Search for a Soldier this Anzac DayWednesday, 20 April 2016100 years on from the first Anzac Day commemorations, Auckland War Memorial Museum invites history buffs, war researchers, genealogists and the naturally curious to find a mystery fallen New Zealand WWII Serviceman.Read more Auckland Museum opens new Treaty of Waitangi exhibitMonday, 7 March 2016Opens 10 Mar 2016Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Auckland War Memorial Museum presents Treaty of Waitangi, a new exhibit on the Treaty of Waitangi and how it affects New Zealanders today.Read more Dr Ranginui WalkerMonday, 29 February 2016Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Auckland War Memorial Museum is today along with the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand, coming to terms with the loss of esteemed statesman Dr Ranginui Walker. Read more Auckland Museum partners with MIT for Taku Tāmaki - Auckland Stories SouthTuesday, 2 February 2016MIT Manukau from 1 Mar 2016Opening on Tuesday, 1 March 2016 Taku Tāmaki Auckland Stories South at MIT Manukau represents an exciting new partnership between Manukau Institute of Technology and Auckland War Memorial Museum.Read more Auckland Museum announces Lantern Festival ProgrammeWednesday, 10 February 2016Ring in The Year of the Monkey this Chinese New Year at Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Lantern Festival programme.Read more