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The Auckland War Memorial Museum (Māori: Tāmaki Paenga Hira), 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, [ 10 ] the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain , near Auckland CBD .
The Auckland Museum Medals are regular awards given by Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand. First held in 1999, [ 1 ] the awards recognise research achievements that have used the collections of the museum, public service connected to Auckland War Memorial Museum, and to former staff or volunteers to mark a significant achievement.
People associated with the Auckland War Memorial Museum (1 C, 36 P) Pages in category "Auckland War Memorial Museum" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The First World War Memorial Beacon is a war memorial on Quay Street in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. New Zealand's first built World War I memorial, it was first unveiled in 1915, before being lost in the 1960s. It was rediscovered and restored in 1999–2000, at which time it was placed outside the New Zealand Maritime Museum. It ...
The Auckland War Memorial Museum is governed by a trust board, and has an Executive Management Team headed by a Director. The board's duties, functions and powers, and its responsibilities to ten statutory objectives are set out in the Auckland War Memorial Museum Act 1996.
To achieve their aims, Statham and the Victoria League sought to erect a memorial to all the soldiers, sailors and 'friendly Māori' who died in the New Zealand Wars. In 1911, the Auckland city council offered the league Wakefield Street Reserve as a site for the memorial.
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The Auckland War Memorial Museum has held three exhibitions of Morrison's works. The first was Robin Morrison: Photographer , held from February to April 1997, after which the exhibition travelled across the country to Christchurch , Dunedin , Timaru , Wellington and Rotorua .