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Direct from @NHM_London, the 59th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition returns to Auckland Museum on Sat 9 Dec, showcasing 100 winning images from this year’s competition. 📸 Keep an eye on our channels for more info and tickets. @NHM_WPY #WPY #WP59

With our previous director David Reeves moving into the CE role, Tāmaki Paenga Hira @aucklandmuseum is looking for a new Director Collections and Research. Applications close 28th of September. aucklandmuseum.elmotalent.co.nz/controlpanel/r…

An honour to lay a wreath on behalf of the 🇬🇧 government at the 🇳🇿New Zealand Bomber Command Association Commemorative Service this morning @aucklandmuseum. Remembering those of all nations who lost their lives 1939-1945. @NZAirForce @RoyalAirForce

Asthma and allergies are on the rise, something UoA researchers hope to help with a pollen trap on the roof of @aucklandmuseum. Find out more: auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/0…

Hello Sekhmet. Still love you. @aucklandmuseum #Egypt

This week @BHL_au was honoured to host a visit from our #BHLNZ colleague, Kelly Hall @aucklandmuseum, whom we’d only ever met before via Zoom. So lovely to discuss so many Australasian treasures and compare our @BioDivLibrary operations. #BHLdownunder

Job Alert: Assistant Curator, Natural Sciences - Auckland Museum Part-time (12 hours a week), fixed term position until September 2025, funded through the Te Mana o Rangitāhua project. aucklandmuseum.elmotalent.co.nz/careers/opport…

We've worked with @aucklandmuseum to help enrich the Online Cenotaph—a military database of Aotearoa service personnel. Learn more about the Online Cenotaph and how we worked together in this recent presentation, organised by @Auckland_Libs: bit.ly/44d1U5o

🚨Job Alert🚨 Curator, Entomology at Auckland Museum. Permanent full-time position. Reach out if you have any queries about the role, collections or team. Applications close 28th of July. aucklandmuseum.elmotalent.co.nz/careers/opport…

The moment you've been waiting for is here... Egypt: In the Time of Pharaohs is now open! With over 300 original artefacts this international exhibition is one you won't want to miss. 🎟️Book tickets: bit.ly/3MemZoh

Entirely curated by a diverse collective of artists of Brazilian heritage in Aotearoa New Zealand, "Toró: é tudo tanto" features stunning, vibrant artworks and interactive elements. This exhibition is open in Te Taunga Community Hub until 3 October 2023 aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on…

Captain Peter Sheppard (Ret) BEM FCIT, kindly provided the following article about his service. Sheppard was part of the RNZCT Driver Training Team – Multinational Force and Observers Sinai, 1983-1984 aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/o… #AnzacDay2023 #OnlineCenotaph

Learn about the experience of Nurse Pamela Todd who served in ANZUK Hospital in Changi, Singapore during 1972 #AnzacDay2023 #OnlineCenotaph aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/o…

Warrant Officer Ron Hands kindly provided #OnlineCenotaph the following article about his service in the Vietnam War. Ron was a Chef with 1RNZIR at Terendak Camp, 1968-1970 #AnzacDay2023 aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/o…

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum’s role as a living memorial means that work to update and amend the names carved onto our walls is ongoing #AnzacDay2023 instagram.com/reel/CrWsG7Ut_…

The Barber family had four sons who served in #WWI. Matthew Nickless’ grandmother still remembers her grandfather and his brothers. Read how those family stories trace the path of the family through the war and into peace aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/o… #AnzacDay2023 #OnlineCenotaph

Our #OnlineCenotaph team recently had the privilege of scanning 150 original Kodak colour slides from Te Hira Wati Heremaia’s (Ngā Puhi) tours in Vietnam. Click to read an interview with Taylen Heremaia, Corporal Heremaia’s granddaughter aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/o… #AnzacDay2023

Each person shared their relationship with #OnlineCenotaph, what the database means to them, and how they believe its impact ripples out into the wider world. You can read more about it here scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2304…

The publication reflects the range of individuals who have contributed to this collective resource: a social historian, volunteer, descendent, military historian, museum worker, and a contributor #OnlineCenotaph

#OnlineCenotaph is celebrating more than 25 years since it's launch in December 1996. To mark this significant milestone Online Cenotaph has created the publication "25 Years of Online Cenotaph" aucklandmuseum.com/discover/colle… #AnzacDay2023