The Auckland War Memorial Museum T?maki Paenga Hira is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history (and especially the history of the Auckland Region), natural history, and military history.
The present museum building, which is considered one of the most iconic in Auckland, was constructed in the 1920s in the neo-classicist style, and sits on a grassed plinth (the remains of a dormant volcano) in the Auckland Domain, a large public park close to the Auckland CBD.
Auckland Museum's collections and exhibits began in 1852.
In 1867 Aucklanders formed a learned society – the Auckland Philosophical Society, later the Auckland Institute.
Within a few years the society merged with the museum and Auckland Institute and Museum was the organisation's name until 1996.
Auckland War Memorial Museum was the name of the new building opened in 1929, but since 1996 was more commonly used for the institution as well.
From 1991 to 2003 the museum's MÄori-language name was Te Papa Whakahiku.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Address: Auckland, 1010
Phone: +6493090443
Site:
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/Location inserted by
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