Activities for Kids

Image of Lunar Alps with craters visible. Painted around 1922 by Lucien Rudaux.

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Four overlapping illustrations of the Earth depicting its tilt at different time periods in the past, present and future. Dates represented are 13000 BC, 5544 BC, 1921 AD, 2296AD.

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Red/purple tinted image of lunar landscape depicting two mountains and a valley. In the distance, a yellow depiction of saturn and its rings is placed against a dark sky full of stars. From approximately 1914.

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Pink/orange tinted plate depicting two swirling columnar forms with burnt details representing solar explosions 124,000 miles high, a small dark circle in the upper left corner of the plate represents Earth to scale. From approximately 1911. 

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Yellow tinted plate. Image depicting a cluster of stars in space. Image estimated to be from 1910.

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Text reads: "Our puny earth! 56 years in completing the circuit around Betelgeuse: A rifle bullet discharged by a boy of 14 would not return to the same spot until the boy had attained the age of 70 years."

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Full length of an unidentified girl dressed as a Christmas tree and holding a lantern in each hand. Photo taken between 1908 - 1917

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Message inside greeting card reads: "Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year". Handwritten message "To Bill & Edie & family - From Arthur 1941.".

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Farmers' Trading Co. Toy Department Christmas banner (descriptive name)

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 Dr. Max Pearl was the Medical Officer of the Himalayan Trust which faclitated Sir Edmund Hillary's Kunde Hospital in Nepal. 

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Colour illustration of New Zealand soldier, and a dog, riding on the back of a truck. Map of NZ above. Text reads: "To a brighter New Year. 5 N.Z. Fd. Pk. Coy. Engineers. Kia Ora. 1944".

 

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Part of a Christmas Parade captured by Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd. Date unknown, likely taken before 1967. 

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A 1960s fashion show from Smith & Caughey department store. A model sporting an outfit comprising straight skirt and flared three-quarter-length jacket; hat.
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Portrait of two women, both are in costume, the woman in a long pleated skirt and on the right a woman dressed in mans costume with tights, tail coat and a fan shaped hat. Painted studio backdrop of ornate columns.
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Portrait of an unidentified man in a dramatic costume including tights, puffy pantaloons, cape, stiff high collar and a hat with central brooch and antennas. Studio photograph taken in front of a painted backdrop with ferns and pampas grass used as props. 
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Poster from a 19th century British periodical. Engraving of four women and a young child wearing silk gowns, typical of the middle to late 19th century.
Text "Bow Bell Paris Fashions June 1876 London, J. Dicks, 313, Strand - presented with part 145 Bow Bells. Published with No. 616". 
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New Zealand Fashion serial Magazine. The Winter issue from 1959, three Shillings.
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Advertisement for men's "Spring and Summer fashion", sold at Archibald Clark & Sons, in Auckland (and London), 1874. Detailed illustrations of men and young boys wearing a range of outfits, all named after a place or notable person.
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Portrait of a woman sitting on the grass with two dogs. She is holding a small rabbit in her left hand. 
Tudor Washington Collins, 1898-1970, photographer

Two young boys, the older one holding the lamb and the young looking/touching it's hoof.
Olaf Peterson
 

Tudor Washington Collins, 1898-1970, photographer. Image taken 1940s

A stereoscopic image (used for trick photography) of Elizabeth Brown holding a dog and her daughter Elizabeth Daisy Brown holding a cat at the back of a house. Charles Augustus Brown

"Andrew Wilcox proudly shows the 1st prize his pet Orpington hen won for him at Swanson School Annual gala day yesterday- Thursday."
Olaf Peterson

Norm Smith with his pet sheep, Pebbles. Greenpark Huts.
Robin Morrison 1944-1993, photographer

The Monocle : the N.Z. magazine of quality.
Original title to be 'Everyman's : the monthly magazine for men'.

"A magazine devoted to fishing, shooting, gundogs, tramping, wildlife and kindred outdoor sports ..."

Jetaway : Air New Zealand's international inflight magazine

Why the name, for a start? Why Woman's Choice? Because we believe that woman deserves a magazine with a good deal more to it than is generally offered to her, and because with the deepest sincerity we would like to cater for her tastes."--Page 2, Vol.1 no.1 August 1954.

'Action : everybody's magazine' is similar to 'Reader's Digest' in format and content; including fiction, cartoons, facts and homilies.

Sweetwaters Rip it Up, Jan '80. Sweetwaters Festival was held near Ngaruawahia from January 26th to 28th 1980.

Postcard produced during the First World War. Colour illustration depicting two soldiers waiting for an officer to dispense a drink, possibly alcohol. Caption reads "Sketches of Tommy's life - No. 7. One of the bright spots in our life.".

Postcard produced during the First World War. Recto: Colour illustration of the hospital ship Maheno. Text "The voyages of the New Zealand hospital ships - told by the Earl of Liverpool. The hospital ships Marama and Maheno; The New Zealand hospital ship Maheno.".

Postcard produced during the First World War. Recto: Hand embroidered silk insert, depicting soldiers in a trench. Text reads "Greetings from the Trenches". Verso: Message reads "Bon [chants] Monsieur le Garcon. Irwin, France"

Postcard produced during the First World War. Recto: Colour illustration depicting soldiers in lounge chairs and a hammock, smoking cigars and drinking. Signpost reads "Anything you don't see ask for". Text below picture reads "Life at Sling Camp --- I DON'T think!"

Souvenir postcard of Roman Baths, Bath, sent with Xmas greetings by Corpl. Leonard James Shaw (7/1323, 2nd Battalion Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1NZEF) to his niece Jessie Osborne of Opuatia near Mercer printed postcard with title & trademark etc.

Colour illustration depicting the flags of France, Belgium, Great Britain, Russia and Servia. Features an extract from King George's message of appeal to the Empire, and the response from Lord Liverpool, the then Governor General of New Zealand.

Poster for Reckitt's Starch.

Imperial Bee Honey Poster.

Anchor Butter Poster.

Poster for Griffin's Biscuits.

Poster for Snowdrift Flour.

Special Exhibition for Beads from the 1980s 

The Firth Dinosaurs "The Greatest Exhibition in a million years". 1987

Poster for exhibition "Animals A - Z" Illustration of a snake pop up box toy.

Poster for the exhibition "Fred Butler quilts".

"Musical Instruments Through the Ages 1986. Colour illustration of a hurdy-gurdy.

Exhibition for Chinese Costume and Embroidery

Meteorite - From our Geology Collection

Agate - From our Geology Collection

Jasper - From our Geology Collection

Agate - From our Geology Collection

Flint - From our Geology Collection

Taxonomic Name : Megalaima asiatica
Common Name : Blue-throated Barbet
Part of the Birds/Land Vertebrates Collection

Yates Reliable Seeds Cabinet, from our Human History collection. You may recognise this centenarian seed company in your own garden today!

Taxonomic Name : Bubo virginianus
Common Name : Great Horned Owl
Part of the Birds/Land Vertebrates Collection

Dendronephthya - a genus of soft coral from our Natural Sciences Collection

Fan made from silk, ivory, metal and cotton cord. Painted with leaves on a vine.

Painting of butterflies on rice paper bordered by gold border on three sides and attached to green backing paper.

Model of full-rigged sailing ship "Yola" (American-Eastern Tea Trade).

Medal set from the XII Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, 1982 13 piece gilt medal set in case obverse of all: Matilda the kangaroo with medal in pouch.

Auckland Museum lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Auckland Pride festival.

Bag beaded pouch; coloured wooden beads in zig-zag pattern. Collection of Auckland Museum, 2002.15.11

Equus burchelli. Part of the land mammals/land vertebrates collection. LM392.

Land Rover diecast zinc toy jeep, green and red with black plastic wheels. Part of the History collection. 1996.165.278,

Leptograpsus variegatus, Large shore crab. Part of the Marine collection.

Folk pottery, small ceramic bowl with a turquoise glaze. Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 2017.x.420, 47

Full plate undersprung fusee lever pocket watch. Collection of Auckland Museum, 1966.52, H64

Painting on cotton fabric. Part of the World/Ethnology collection. 1974.154, 46708

Easter egg container made from papier maché, decorated with chickens and rabbits. Collection of Auckland Museum 1967.9, col.1541.

Talochlamys zelandiae (Fan scallop; Kopakopa) shells. Part of the Marine Collection. Part of the Auckland Museum Collection. MA20597. CCBY.

Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection. LH635. CCBY.

 

Fossil bones of a Mosasauridae (large extinct marine reptile). Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae. Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection. LH1546. CCBY.

Unity Benevolence and Concord emblem on Green Grosgrain Sash, part of the history collection. Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1991.314.80. CCBY.

Blomfield, Charles, [Mt Ruapehu], ca. 1889. Part of the Paintings and Drawings Collection. Part of the Auckland Museum Collection. CCBY

Display case, large, filled with assorted birds from North America. Part of the Applied Arts & Design Collection. Collection of Auckland Museum 206.14.1. CCBY

Women's handbag circular white beaded handbag with beaded loop strap handle. Part of the Applied Arts and Design Collection.