Auckland War Memorial Museum

The Auckland War Memorial Museum, also known as Auckland Museum, is one of 's most important museums and . Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the , near .
aucklandmuseum.com
+64 9 309 0443
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Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum, CC BY 2.0.
  • 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 25th: closed
  • Email: info@aucklandmuseum.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and war memorial in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 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”, and “Tāmaki Paenga Hira / Auckland War Memorial Museum”
  • Address: Parnell, Auckland, 1010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auckland Domain and Auckland Cenotaph.

Park
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The , also known as Pukekawa / , is a large park in , New Zealand. Consisting of 75 hectares of land, is the oldest park in the city.

Memorial
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is a memorial, which is situated 100 metres north of Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Church
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is an Anglican cathedral situated in , a residential suburb of , New Zealand. It is the 'mother church' of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland. is situated 530 metres east of Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parnell and Newmarket.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most affluent suburbs, consistently ranked within the top three wealthiest, and is often billed as Auckland's "oldest suburb" since it dates from the earliest days of the European settlement of Auckland in 1841.

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a central suburb. was originally an independent borough from 1885 to 1989, when it was abolished. was established as a livestock market since the 1850s and grew to become a retail and commercial centre for Auckland, with the main road Broadway being the focal point of this activity.

Neighborhood
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was a multi-purpose stadium in , a central suburb of , . It neighboured the 's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1930s, though this fell to around 17,000 by the time the ground was closed in 2002.

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Latitude
-36.86075° or 36° 51′ 39″ south
Longitude
174.77781° or 174° 46′ 40″ east
Inception
November 28th, 1929
Levels
5
Height
14 metres (46 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
4VMP4QQH+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23906678
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q758657
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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”
  • 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”
  • Korean: “오클랜드 전쟁 기념박물관”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Court of Honour and Magnolia Garden.

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