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Serious Espresso and the End of the Flat White Era

On the 4th of October – three days after International Coffee Day – Auckland Museum members were treated to espresso and chocolates at our membership event “Serious Espresso and the End of the Flat White Era”. This event celebrated a recent donation to the Museum collection: a Faema E61 espresso machine and a collection of printed shirts gifted by Craig Miller.

Women in Wartime

Auckland Museum’s Women in Wartime event showcased the stories of nurse Nina May Palmer and Warrant Officer Catherine Frances Bryers, spotlighting women’s often-overlooked wartime roles. Hosted in July 2025, it demonstrated how Online Cenotaph and Wikipedia collaborate to broaden access, counter systemic bias, and amplify women’s histories through the Women in Red movement.

What is a Night At Auckland Museum?

For nearly twenty years the tamariki of Auckland have discovered the Museum under the cover of darkness at Night at Auckland Museum - but what exactly is that? In this blog we grab our torches and find out.