May 2017
- Comes along for the launch of a display about composer Alfred Hill, his work, life, and family.
- Time:
9.45am
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Sorry, this event is now fully booked!
- Time:
12.15pm to 1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Attend this Dunedin workshop to build up your skills and knowledge in working with born digital material.
- Time:
9.00am-5.00pm
- Location:
Hocken Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Salvation Army’s Citadel Brass Ensemble free lunchtime performance.
- Time:
12.10pm - 1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: An ornament to the town
- Sam and Toby talk about their work.
- Time:
12.30pm to 1.30pm
- Location:
Douglas Lilburn room, level 1, National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
From where we started
6 May- Audrey Waugh and Hannah Benbow discuss reading New Zealand's comic history.
- Time:
10.30am to 11.30am
- Location:
Douglas Lilburn room, level 1, National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
The Hope Fault
9 May- Tracy Farr discusses mapping family and faultlines through fiction.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- A talk by oral historian Sarah Gaitanos.
- Time:
5.30pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- A free lunchtime concert.
- Time:
12.10pm - 1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: An ornament to the town
My ancestor was a musician
16 May- A family history monthly talk for NZ Music Month.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
RNZAF Brass Quintet
18 May- The RNZAF Brass Quintet will transport you with brass music from through the ages.
- Time:
12.10pm-1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: An ornament to the town
- A guided tour of the Turnbull, and a close look at Max Hailstone's Treaty works.
- Time:
10am, 12pm, 2pm, 3.30pm
- Location:
Lilburn Room, level 1, National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: He Tohu whānau day
- A guided tour of our newest Turnbull Gallery exhibition, with curator Michael Brown.
- Time:
11am, 1pm, 3pm, 4pm
- Location:
Level 1, National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: He Tohu whānau day
Did my family sign?
20 May- Connect to your family history and learn how to get started on your own research.
- Time:
All day
- Location:
Level 1, National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: He Tohu whānau day
- Make your mark on the history we tell by finding those who signed the Women's Suffrage Petition.
- Time:
10.15am to 10.45am, 2.15pm to 2.45pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: He Tohu whānau day
Researching He Tohu
20 May- Hear from two of the lead researchers of He Tohu.
- Time:
11am to 12pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: He Tohu whānau day
The making of He Tohu
20 May- Behind the scenes of He Tohu's visitor experience, architecture, and interactives.
- Time:
1pm to 2pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: He Tohu whānau day
He Tohu whānau day
20 May
- Bring your whānau along to the public opening of the He Tohu exhibition.
- Time:
10.00am to 4.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: He Tohu whānau day
Dashed hopes?
23 May- Sorry, this event is now fully booked!
- Time:
5.30pm to 6.45pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
Locating leaves
25 May- Identifying early-printed fragments in the Turnbull collections.
- Time:
5.30pm refreshments for 6pm start
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
A music month mixtape
26 May- A medley of music month musings from Arrangement and Description.
- Time:
12.00pm to 1.00pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
Books and me
26 May- Writers reflect on their experiences of reading, writing and autism.
- Time:
Doors open at 5.30pm for 6pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Applying the Treaty of Waitangi to 21st century law and policy.
- Time:
5.30pm to 6.45pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Come along to a special screening of this stunning and beautifully filmed documentary.
- Time:
12.10pm to 1pm
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: Samoan Language Week 2017
Taita College Poly group
31 May- Join us for a special performance this Samoan Language Week.
- Time:
11.30am
- Location:
Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets
- Part of: Samoan Language Week 2017