Read our amazing stories here for curriculum topics such as Pacific Migration, Maori Urbanisation and our local West Auckland history.
Why not bring your students to the only museum in the Whau? We love to share our small museum and its stories with children and young people. Get in touch if you would like to bring your students for a museum visit or creative clay workshop. Alternatively book an in-school presentation and get hands-on with museum objects. Contact us to discuss your needs.
Video: Siapo Workshop
Discover For Schools Siapo talanoa and workshop with Amanda Stowers and Doron Semu Saturday 22th February, 11am – 3pm Te Toi Uku hosted Sāmoan artists, Amanda Stowers and Doron…
Pacific Languages
Crown Lynn Potteries was a noisy workplace. From the squealing of machinery, to the grinding of sanders, to the many voices of the factory…
Sione Tavo Manukia
Sione Tavo Manukia was an influential figure amongst the Tongan community in New Lynn. He moved to Aotearoa in 1970, working for a couple…
Ringi Ngakuru
Ringi Ngakuru worked at Crown Lynn Potteries for over thirty years. She oversaw the fettling (removal of marks) and handle departments, and was one…
Māori Urbanisation
Māori urbanisation is a defining feature of Aotearoa’s post-colonial history. From 1945 to 1986, the number of Māori living in urban centres tripled.
Pacific Design at Crown Lynn
A fantastic way to see the influence of Pacific and Māori communities on Crown Lynn is through the objects produced in the factory.
Reitu Robson
Crown Lynn’s history is populated by hugely talented people, one of whom was Reitu Robson (nee Cassidy) – a decorator for Crown Lynn Potteries.
Crown Lynn Strikes
The 1980s were a difficult time for many New Zealand-owned companies, and Crown Lynn Potteries was no exception.
Karen Karaka
Karen Karaka was the first Māori woman accepted into the Ceramco management cadetship scheme in 1977.