exhibitions

Auckland Museum presents an ever-changing feast of local and international exhibitions. For more information on these shows, click on the links below.

A T.REX NAMED SUE

A T. rex Named Sue comes to Auckland Museum from the Field Museum in Chicago. She’s the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever found. And she’s spending summer with us! Now showing until 22 March 2009.

IN MEMORY

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the World War I Armistice, Auckland War Memorial Museum presents In Memory. The three-screen film installation tells the story of World War I through the eyes of three New Zealanders serving their country from bases in France and Egypt. Now showing in the Tamaki Gallery until 5 January.

SECRETS REVEALED

Have you ever seen a bald kiwi? What about a gang of giant centipedes? Not many people have but you will get the chance in SECRETS REVEALED: The Backstage Mysteries of Your Museum, open now until April 2009.

HILLARY'S AXE

On the first anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's passing, Auckland Museum is exhibiting for the first time the iconic ice axe that helped him reach the top of earth’s highest mountain. Opens 9 January 2009.

PAST EXHIBITIONS

The museum has hosted a range of extraordinary past exhibitions covering a wide range of themes.

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