We love that we’re part of this wider, connected network and want to introduce you to the rest of our extended Auckland Unlimited whānau. Check out what they've been up to below!
Take the Enchanted Worlds Virtual Tour, a cinematic digital journey through more than seventy exquisite original paintings exploring the characters, places, and pastimes that defined Edo Japan.
Puzzle your way through images from Aotearoa’s maritime history thanks to our friends at the New Zealand Maritime Museum. Look out for a new puzzle on their Facebook daily and get busy solving.
Introducing the Maritime Alphabet, inspired by Maritime Museum’s collection items and ngā kōrero o te moana (the stories of the sea). Maritime stories will be posted to Facebook three times a week to inspire your thoughts and reflections through this time. He waka eke noa (we are all in this together).
Auckland Zoo has gone wild online with a ton of free lesson plans and resources to support teachers and students with learning at home. Lesson packs are released every Wednesday, check it out now!
Auckland Art Gallery invites you to take on the role of curator and put together a mini exhibition with five artworks from their collection. How it works: select the works using a search tool, give the exhibition a title, and tell us a bit about your ‘curatorial process’. Do these artworks mean something special to you, or spark an emotion? You can say as much or little as you like!
Pictured below: Grand Designs (installation view), 2015. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, photo by David St George.
Kids on your back during lockdown? Check out Auckland Zoo's kids’ hub - it's packed full of free activities, games, exercises and videos the whole whānau can enjoy.
Thought you knew everything about Aotea Centre? Think again! Auckland Conventions, Venues & Events have 7 lesser-known facts about our beautiful venue nestled in the heart of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Shed 10 was built over 110 years as an industrial cargo shed and has since become Auckland’s primary cruise ship terminal. It’s also one of the largest and most sought-after event spaces in the CBD. Auckland Conventions, Venues & Events has given the scoop as to why our venue is much more than just a shed.