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title: "Auckland Museum, Auckland — GetMap"
description: "It was built to remember a war. The building opened in 1929 as a memorial to New Zealand’s First World War dead. Its galleries hold Māori meeting houses…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJA4X9SwtIDW0RwINaKgfZebg
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# Auckland Museum

It was built to remember a war

History · 🇳🇿 Auckland · one place, one stop

![Auckland Museum, Auckland](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/History/ChIJA4X9SwtIDW0RwINaKgfZebg.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
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[Auckland](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-36.8607177%2C174.7777538&query_place_id=ChIJA4X9SwtIDW0RwINaKgfZebg)
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The building opened in 1929 as a memorial to New Zealand’s First World War dead. Its galleries hold Māori meeting houses, Pacific objects and military displays, bringing the country’s cultures and wars under one neoclassical roof.

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