Auckland War Memorial Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum, Tāmaki Paenga Hira or 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.Photo: Antilived, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM—8:30 PM
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
25th December: closed - Email: info@aucklandmuseum.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in New Zealand
Notable Places in the Area
Auckland Domain
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Auckland Domain, also known as Pukekawa / Auckland Domain, is a large park in Auckland, New Zealand.
Auckland Cenotaph
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Auckland Cenotaph is a memorial situated 100 metres north of Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Anglican place of worship situated in Parnell, a residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Holy Trinity Cathedral is situated 530 metres east of Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Localities in the Area
Parnell
Looking north-north-west down Parnell Road, Ports of Auckland and Waitematā Harbour visible in the distanceParnell is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.Newmarket
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Newmarket is an Auckland suburb to the south-east of the central business district.
Carlaw Park
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Categories: military museum, building, tourism, public building and tourist attraction
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.86075° or 36° 51' 39" southLongitude
174.77782° or 174° 46' 40" eastInception
1929Levels
5Height
14 metres (46 feet)Open Location Code
4VMP4QQH+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 23906678OpenStreetMap Feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q758657Auckland War Memorial Museum Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: متحف أوكلاند
- Arabic: متحف أوكلاند التذكاري للحرب
- 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
- Czech: Aucklandské muzeum
- Dutch: Auckland Museum
- Dutch: Auckland War Memorial Museum
- English: AIM
- English: AIML
- English: AK
- English: AWMM
- English: Auckland Institute & Museum
- English: Auckland Institute and Museum
- English: Auckland Institute and Museum Library
- English: Auckland Museum
- English: Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- French: Auckland War Memorial Museum
- French: Musée du mémorial de guerre d'Auckland
- French: musée du mémorial de guerre d'Auckland
- German: Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Hebrew: מוזיאון המלחמה לזכר הנופלים באוקלנד
- Hungarian: Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Hungarian: Aucklandi Háborús Emlékmúzeum
- 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
- Ukrainian: Оклендський військово-історичний музей
- Ukrainian: Оклендський музей
In the Area
Landmarks
- Sensory GardenGarden, 180 metres southeast
- Pearson HouseBuilding, 250 metres southeast
- Statue of Robert BurnsWork of art, 270 metres north
- Temperate House310 metres west
- Parnell TunnelTunnel, 320 metres east
- ACG Parnell CollegeSchool, 330 metres south
Other Places
- 1929 Espresso BarCoffeehouse
- Tuitui Museum Bistro & CaféCoffeehouse
- Museum StoreGift shop
- Auckland MuseumBus stop
- Auckland Museum CarparkParking lot
- DOMAIN ORTHOPAEDICS240 metres southeast
Popular Destinations in Auckland Region
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Auckland War Memorial Museum. Photo: Antilived, CC BY-SA 4.0.