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The Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira (or simply the Auckland Museum) is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history (and especially the history of the Auckland Region), natural history, and military history. The present museum building was constructed in the 1920s in the neo-classicist style, and sits on a grassed plinth (the remains of a dormant volcano) in the Auckland Domain, a large public park close to the Auckland CBD.

Auckland Museum's collections and exhibits began in 1852. In 1867 Aucklanders formed a learned society – the Auckland Philosophical Society, later the Auckland Institute. Within a few years the society merged with the museum and Auckland Institute and Museum was the organisation's name until 1996. Auckland War Memorial Museum was the name of the new building opened in 1929, but since 1996 was more commonly used for the institution as well. From 1991 to 2003 the museum's Māori-language name was Te Papa Whakahiku.

O Museu Memorial da Guerra de Auckland Tāmaki Paenga Hira (ou simplesmente Museu de Auckland) é um dos mais importantes museus e memoriais de guerra da Nova Zêlandia. Sua coleção se concentra em história da Nova Zelândia ( e especialmente a história da Região de Auckland), história natural, e história militar. O atual prédio do museu foi construído na década de 1920 no estilo neo clássico, e está situado em um gramado elevado (os restos de um vulcão adormecido) no Auckland Domain, um enorme parque público próximo ao centro de Auckland.

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