In the cold, dark, deep ocean around Aotearoa incredibly diverse and unique animals that feed on potent chemicals that flow out of the seafloor have been found, creating life in ways never thought possible.
Talk: Exploring the deep unknown
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Back of House Tour: The Ceramics Collection
Behind the Scenes in the Ceramics storage collections to view objects representing changing ideas of craft and design.
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Talk: Prince Philip and our money
Dr Mark Stocker will present an illustrated talk on the major role of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, in world coin design through the Royal Mint over many years.
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Gallery Visit: Candy Coated Curator's Talk
From skull lollipops to disaster-inflected dessert commercials this exhibition features a fascinating pick ‘n mix of artworks
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Review: Friends visit to Gurudawara Sahib
Our visit to the Sikh temple Gurudwara Sahib was such a memorable experience, not the least because of the warmth and generosity that our Sikh hosts bestowed upon us.
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Review: The Printing Museum and Whirinaki Whare Taonga
“We hear the rhythmic ebb and flow, familiar sound of steel on steel; We hear the rumbling, rhythmic blend of noise of cam and cog and …
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President's Column - June 2021
As a national museum can’t do everything New Zealand is lucky in having many museums. Any idea how many? …
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Keeping you up to date with opportunities in the times of low travel
As we are unable to travel to Italy at present, if you would like to explore the history, art and architecture of five of its …
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