Auckland War Memorial Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD.
- Museum
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …stands 14 metres (46 feet) tall
- …has 5 floors
- Opening hours:
Monday and Wednesday–Friday: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM–8:30 PM
Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
December 25: closed - Description: museum and war memorial in Auckland, New Zealand
- Address: Parnell, Auckland, 1010
- Email: info@aucklandmuseum.com
- Also known as“AIM”“AIML”“AK”“AM”“Auckland Institute & Museum”“Auckland Institute and Museum”“Auckland Institute and Museum Library”“Auckland Museum”“Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira”“AWMM”“Tāmaki Paenga Hira / Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- Established: November 28, 1929
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auckland Domain and Auckland Cenotaph.
Auckland Domain
The Auckland Domain, also known as Pukekawa / Auckland…
Auckland Cenotaph
Auckland Cenotaph is a memorial, which is situated 100 metres north of Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral… Holy Trinity Cathedral is situated 530 metres east of Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parnell and Newmarket.
Carlaw Park
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Auckland War Memorial Museum
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Latitude
-36.86075° or 36° 51′ 39″ south
Longitude
174.77781° or 174° 46′ 40″ east
Open location code
4VMP4QQH+M4
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Auckland War Memorial Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف أوكلاند التذكاري للحرب”
- Arabic: “متحف أوكلاند”
- Aragonese: “Museu Memorial d’a Guerra d’Auckland”
- Catalan: “Museu Memorial de Guerra d’Auckland”
- Chinese: “奥克兰战争纪念博物馆”
- Chinese: “奧克蘭戰爭紀念博物館”
- Czech: “Aucklandské muzeum”
- Dutch: “Auckland Museum”
- Dutch: “Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- French: “Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- French: “Musée du mémorial de guerre d’Auckland”
- German: “Auckland Kriegsdenkmal Museum”
- German: “Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון המלחמה לזכר הנופלים באוקלנד”
- Hungarian: “Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- Hungarian: “Aucklandi Háborús Emlékmúzeum”
- Italian: “Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- Japanese: “オークランド博物館”
- Japanese: “オークランド戦争祈念博物館”
- Japanese: “オークランド戦争記念博物館”
- Korean: “오클랜드 전쟁 기념 박물관”
- Macedonian: “Оклендски военоспоменички музеј”
- Macedonian: “Оклендски музеј”
- Maori: “Tāmaki Paenga Hira”
- Portuguese: “Museu Memorial da Guerra de Auckland”
- Portuguese: “Museu Memorial de Guerra de Auckland”
- Russian: “Оклендский военно-исторический музей”
- Slovenian: “AIM”
- Slovenian: “Auckland Institute & Museum”
- Slovenian: “Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- Slovenian: “Aucklandski muzej vojnega spomina”
- Slovenian: “Aucklandski vojni spominski muzej”
- Slovenian: “AWMM”
- Swedish: “Auckland War Memorial Museum”
- Ukrainian: “Оклендський військово-історичний музей”
- Ukrainian: “Оклендський музей”
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