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What's on EVENTS CALENDARAuckland Museum has a regularly changing programme of exhibitions and events. Use our interactive events calendar to search for current and upcoming events and exhibitions.  EXHIBITIONSAuckland Museum presents an ever-changing feast of local and international exhibitions. Here you will find what's currently showing and upcoming exhibitions.  LIVE DISSECTION OF A GREAT WHITE SHARKWhat's inside the stomach of a Great White? Find live out at Auckland Museum! The Museum and Department of Conservation invite you to witness a rare public necropsy, or animal autopsy, of a 3 metre long Great White Shark.  SLEEPOVER WITH SUEIt's a sleepover invitation like you've never had before! From dusk until dawn it's just you and your friends and the world's largest T.rex. Suitable for ages 6 - 12 years.  SUMMER HOLIDAY FUNThere's lots going on at your Auckland Museum over the summer holidays. From day time activities to special night time events, there's something for everyone.  MEMBERS EVENTSFriends of Auckland War Memorial Museum or the Auckland Museum Institute, is both a membership organisation and learned society. The Institute publicises the Museum and supports it in many ways by raising funds, arranging lectures, directing field trips, encouraging research and publications, and hosting social occasions.  AUCKLAND DOMAIN SCULPTURE WALKThe Museum is located in the city’s oldest and most popular park, the Auckland Domain. This expansive area is a respite from the rush and bustle of the city, just minutes away. Sculptures by some of New Zealand's leading artists, have been installed as part of a sculpture walk in Auckland Domain. Their scale models, known as maquettes, are on display at the Museum.  GUIDED TOURSThe tour profiles the Museum's most important and fascinating objects, unravelling their stories and explaining their significance to New Zealand. From the Museum's pre-eminent colleciton of Maori and Pacific treasures, to our original World War Two aircraft, this is a highlights tour of not-to-be-missed national and international treasures.  MAORI CULTURAL PERFORMANCEThe Auckland Museum is the only venue in Auckland that provides authentic Maori cultural performances on a daily basis. Our outstanding Maori cultural group perform every day with performances that will introduce you to the story of Aotearoa through traditional song and dance.  TOURING EXHIBITIONSThe world famous Vaka Moana exhibition unveils the spectacular story of the exploration and peopling of the vast Pacific Ocean. |
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