Auckland Maritime Museum
28th May 2015
"Auckland Maritime Museum"
This is a very oddly laid out, but interesting museum – I'm assuming they built the lay out around the buildings already on the site rather building a 100% customised building, with the only possible addition being the second floor found in some sections. I don't think I'd want to visit on a regular basis, like I do with the Art Gallery, but it is still worth a visit especially if you live in Auckland and can show them your Auckland library which means you get in for free. (This is a good deal as it would normally cost me $(NZ)17 to buy an adult ticket).
Outside the museum:-
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Inside the museum:-
Landfalls
This area of the museum is about the way that New Zealand had been originally settled by the Maori and the ways that the rest of the Pacific had been settled.
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New Beginnings
This area of the museum is about the different immigrants who had travelled to New Zealand by boat.
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Blue Water Black Magic
This area of the museum is about Sir Peter Blake, his Round the World yacht races, and winning the America's Cup.
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Edmiston Gallery
This area of the museum is about ship related art works.
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Kiwis and the Coast
This area of the museum looks at the ways that New Zealanders use the coast and the ocean, from the traditional Kiwi Bach and the ways that New Zealanders had beach holidays to the Customs Service.
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Martime Museum handout and map
Short term shows at the Museum
t.jpg "Takiri")
Takiri
This show is the current temporary show at the Museum.
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Carving Water Painting Voice
This show is the current temporary show at the Museum.
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World Builder
This show is the current temporary show at the Museum and is by Bob Gerrard.
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knot touch
This show is part of the Auckland Heritage Festival and the Auckland Art Week and is by Jae Kang.
t.jpg "the journey of a million miles - following step")
the journey of a million miles - following step
This show was inspired by immigration to New Zealand.
At The Beach
This is about the things - like swimsuits - used at the beach by New Zealanders over the last 80 or so years.
Other Martime Museum pages on this site
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