Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum is regarded as one of the finest museums in the Southern Hemisphere and is renowned for its unique collection of Māori and Pacific treasures. It is also a war memorial for the Auckland province.
Housed in one of the country’s finest heritage buildings, the museum tells the story of New Zealand as a nation; from awardwinning natural history exhibits to galleries which investigate New Zealand’s cultural origins.
Scars on the Heart, the museum’s war memorial gallery, tells the story of New Zealand at war, while He Taonga Māori – the museum’s Māori treasures gallery, displays over 2,000 priceless Māori artefacts, including rare carvings and the last great Māori war canoe carved from a giant Totara tree.
The museum is home to an ever-evolving host of galleries and special exhibitions, including Tāmaki Herenga Waka, a contemporary gallery dedicated to the stories of Auckland and the people who call it home. The Imaginarium is the new children’s gallery where learning is curiosity lead, and awe-inspiring.
