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Alexander Turnbull Library centenary

Find out about Alexander Turnbull and his incredible gift to New Zealand. Help us remember and celebrate Turnbull and the Library with our 2018 centenary celebrations.
Photo of Alexander Turnbull
Who was Alexander Turnbull?
'Most generous bequest'
Coloured book covers from the Turnbull collection
New Zealand’s national documentary heritage
Turnbull Library collections

Major new additions to Alexander Turnbull Library collections

Photo of Peter McLeavy.
Significant art archive acquired
Peter McLeavy art archive acquired by Alexander Turnbull Library
Curator Roger Shepherd looking at the Flying Nun records.
Major new addition to the collections
Flying Nun master recordings to be digitised and preserved

Celebrate with us

Goodbye to all that: Armistice 1918. Shows pairs of people running a race holding buckets of water.
Find out how people coped when WW1 ended.
Goodbye to all that: Armistice 2018
Smart Alex winners announced
Smart Alex creative-writing competition
Smart Alex winners announced

Writing inspired by Alexander Turnbull

Robert and Alexander Turnbull seated and surrounded by a variety of artifacts.
Alexander Turnbull surrounded by a variety of artifacts 
Turnbull on the blog
Ex Libris, Fortuna Favet Iuvat from one of Alexander Trunbulls bookplates.
Turnbull Library Record
Read the Turnbull Library Record online

Past events

Invitation to Hikoi
Commemorate the centenary
We had a memorial hikoi walk of rememberance
Dr Lydia Wevers standing at a podium in the Great Hall at Parliament.
Dr Lydia Wevers: Books and their readers
Listen or read the Founders Lecture

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Donations and bequests help build the collections and support the activities of the National Library and Alexander Turnbull Library.

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