[Director of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa in Waiouru, Tracy Puklowski, has resigned to take up the new position of Director Creative Arts and Cultural Services for the City of Launceston in Tasmania.
A museum spokeswoman said Puklowski leaves a legacy of success.
Puklowski said that "museums get in your blood" and the National Army Museum was no exception.
"The National Army Museum is entrusted with what are often the last tangible possessions of people who died in conflict. That's an incredible honour, and it makes this museum a very personal one, with enormous resonance for many thousands of New Zealand families and whānau," she said.
Museum Trust Board chairman Matthew Beattie said under Puklowski's tenure the museum had become a more relevant and engaging museum for the New Zealand Army and their whānau and the public.