MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT AND TECHNOLOGY

Craig Hickman-Goodall

Chief Executive/Museum Director

Craig Hickman-Goodall is the Chief Executive/Museum Director of the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) located in the Western Springs, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. MOTAT is the largest science and technology museum in Aotearoa.

Craig began his role at MOTAT in 2022 as Chief Operating Officer and moved into the Chief Executive role on 1 July 2024. Craig has held several senior leadership positions in the arts, culture and heritage sector in New Zealand, including six years as the Deputy Director of Auckland Art Gallery, and as Chief Executive of the St James Theatre and Opera House, and North Harbour Stadium.

Craig works closely with the Museum’s Board, Directors and the MOTAT Team, including employees and volunteers, to ensure that the past, present, and future technology and ingenuity of Aotearoa is used to educate and inspire the next generation of innovators and that te reo, te ao and mātauranga Māori is woven into everything the Museum does.

About MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT AND TECHNOLOGY

The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), which is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest science and technology museum, has two sites in the picturesque Western Springs in Auckland, interconnected by a heritage tramway.

MOTAT uses the past, present and future technology and ingenuity of Aotearoa to educate and inspire the next generation of innovators. This approach is reflected in the whakataukī/Māori proverbs Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua [I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past] and Hāpaitia te ara tika puma ai te rangatiratanga mō ngā uri whakatipu [Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength, independence and growth for future generations].

The Museum has an extensive science and technology collection including an impressive display of rare aircraft, locomotives and road transport vehicles that reflect the technological evolution of Aotearoa as well as the latest prototypes that highlight the pathway to the future, especially in relation to sustainability.

MOTAT attracts circa 280,000 visitors per annum (pre-Covid), 89% of which are culturally diverse families with children under the age of 16. It also provides onsite education programmes to 25,000 students per annum and a wide range of collection and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths) based outreach programmes in the Auckland region.

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