Auckland War Memorial Museum Building

The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD. Museum collections concentrate on Ne…
The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD. Museum collections concentrate on New Zealand history, natural history, and military history.
  • Established: 25 October 1852
  • Architect: Grierson & Aimer
  • Former name: Auckland Institute and Museum (1886–1996) · Te Papa Whakahiku (1992–2003)
  • Key holdings: Hotunui (whare rūnanga) · Te Toki a Tāpiri (waka taua) · The Sir Edmund Hillary Archive · Tairua trolling lure
  • Collection size: 4.5 million objects
  • Visitors: 859,779 (FY 2016–17)
  • Director: David Reeves

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