We have a continuous programme of exhibitions - usually four each year - which gives visitors the opportunity to view a selection of our heritage materials. Click on the links below for brief descriptions of past exhibitions.
- 2008 - 2009:
- Herman Schmidt
- Shakespeare
- Once upon a time
- Hochstetter exhibition
- Antarctica: a tale to tell
- The Book as Art: contemporary artists and fine press books
- 2006 - 2007:
- Real Gold: Treasures of Auckland City Libraries
- Point of View: Scenic NZ by F.G Radcliffe
- Nobby Clark's Auckland
- Playing the game: an exhibition of two halves
- Auckland On-Stage: something for everyone
- Volcanoes: the fire beneath our feet
- 2004 - 2005:
- All Time Classic Hits
- 200 years ago: expanding horizons, shrinking world
- Ireland: a personal view.
- Is it real gold? Medieval books 1150-1510
- Clifton Firth: Photographs
- Perils of the Sea
- A Barbarous Measure
- 2002 - 2003:
- A Certain Style .... glimpses of fashion in New Zealand
- Telling My Story: Beyond the official record
- Persephone in Winter: Robin Hyde
- Recent additions to Special Collections
- Compliments of the Season
- Celebrating Dumas: his life and legacy
- The Art of Advertising
- Auckland: the beginnings of the city
- 2000 - 2001:
- Art & Ownership: Twentieth Century bookplates
- Bookbindings 2001
- West meets East: images of China and Japan 1533 to 1920
- An embarassment of riches: the visual style of the Victorians
- Captured in print: an alphabet of animals
- A dance to the music of time: the works of Anthony Powell
- A most desirable place: eye witness accounts of the Bay of Islands 1769 - 1845
