Auckland War Memorial Museum Removes Weapons From Display

[Dave Homewood]

It seems once again the Auckland War Memorial Museum has forgotten their remit is to tell the history of New Zealand's wars?

I am no gun nut but I always found a look through the displays in the Armoury a very interesting and worthwhile thing to do, seeing the horrid weapons of war that our troops used or contended with in the past. The display added a lot of context to the stories of our veterans.

www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/antique-weapons-removal-auckland-museum-sparks-row

[isc]

Didn't hear it all , but something came up on TV (I think) about a change of mind. isc

[johnnyfalcon]

I stand to be corrected, but I understood this to be a WAR Memorial Museum?

[ErrolC]

And what's better at conveying understanding, dozens of weapons (each with a little label describing the model # etc) inside sterile glass cases, or a display with pictures, quotes, context text and various artefacts including a few weapons? It seems that the Antique Arms Association thinks displaying as many weapons as will fit is the correct approach.

[Dave Homewood]

I think there is a place for both, Errol.