Auckland Museum

About Auckland Museum

Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Auckland War Memorial Museum, shares stories of Tāmaki Makaurau, its people, whenua and place in Pacific. We are a war memorial, the country's oldest research institution and one of New Zealand's top three heritage libraries. We care for over 4.5 million taonga including pre-eminent Māori and Pacific collections, significant natural history resources as well as social, military and documentary heritage collections. We are also a major tourism destination, education provider and event venue.