Posts tagged with exhibitions

Young Māori woman smiling at camera.

Ruby Wilton iwi kairangahau 2022

By Ruby Wilton
27 June 2022
Read about Ruby's experience on a 12-week internship programme with the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Behind the scenes
Man standing at podium talking. He is wearing a colourful shirt with flowers on it. Behind him are the words Trouble in Paradise.

Trouble in Paradise exhibition is open

By Tim Kong
10 November 2021
Tim Kong’s speech at the opening of Trouble in Paradise. A lucid blend of insight and reflection on themes of paradise and home.
Events
A man standing at a lecture holding a book, a woman sits near him.

Tērā te whetū tīramarama kua whakawhenuatia

By Paul Diamond
12 October 2021
The Alexander Turnbull Library acknowledges the passing of Maui John Mitchell (Ngāti Tama, Te Ātiawa, Taranaki, and Ngāti Toa Rangatira).
Outside the Library
Watercolour painting of a snow-capped mountain with tree ferns and stream in foreground.

Encountering Mīharo | Tom Cruise Performed His Own Stunts: An Art History for a Fake Mountain

By Lachlan Taylor
1 October 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
Collections
Page from Gutenberg Bible in situ in gallery on special mount at the Mīharo Wonder exhibition.

Gutenberg comes to Wellington

By Anthony Tedeschi
28 September 2021
A leaf from the Gutenberg Bible is on display for the final weeks of the Mīharo Wonder exhibition.
Collections
People watching a conical shaped mountain with large plumes of steam coming from its centre.

Encountering Mīharo | Ngāuruhoe 1926, Today

By Gerard O’Brien
24 September 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
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A woman stares intently into the camera, scratches visible on the image from damage to the glass plate.

Encountering Mīharo | Daguerreotype

By Flora Feltham
15 September 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
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A very tall, big Māori man in shorts holding a cup of drink talking to a smaller Japanese man wearing trousers, a singlet and braces.

Encountering Mīharo | Song of home

By Aline Tran
10 September 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
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An antique miniature globe sits in a clear plastic case with its matching case, open like a clam shell.

Encountering Mīharo | Never storm

By Phoebe Wright
3 September 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
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Seven people on a log bridge. Some sitting some standing, they hold a variety of things including flowers and a suitcase.

Encountering Mīharo | Apropos of distraction

By Jonathan McLeod
13 August 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
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People in a room with Māori carvings. Main focus is a man wearing a jerkin with a flaming skull and the words Head Hunters Rotorua on the back of it.

Encountering Mīharo | ‘Patched gang members in the Māori Affairs Committee Room’, 1979

By Leah Dodd
6 August 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
Collections
Open diary showing 2 pages of handwriting. The diary entry is headed "Travel Light".

Encountering Mīharo | Travel light

By Joe Parker
30 July 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
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A portrait of a tired looking woman and recalcitrant looking young child. They are holding hands.

Encountering Mīharo | from ‘Mr Eagle among the portraits’

By Eva Wyles
23 July 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
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Large body of water rushing through a narrow channel and trees on the bank.

Encountering Mīharo | Panoramic view of the Aratiatia Rapids

By Jiaqiao Liu
9 July 2021
Enjoy responses to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition from MA students in creative writing.
Collections
An old book is open to a page with colourful, circular designs, viewed through a glass case.

The world in a book

By Fiona Oliver
7 July 2021
Read about Boëthius’s 'De Institutione Musica' and Hartmann Schedel’s 'Nuremberg Chronicle' two recent additions to the Mīharo Wonder exhibition.
Collections
A black and white photo showing a group of four men all jumping in the air at once. There is a black, hand-written box around the men indicating possible crop lines.

The Simple Image: Photography of Barry Clothier

By Matt Steindl
1 July 2021
Read about ‘The Simple Image: The photography of Barry Clothier’ exhibition, co-curated by the Alexander Turnbull Library and Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision.
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One of the photos at the installation in Courtney Place light box. Shows a man sitting on a bench feeding pigeons.

Between two places

By Camus Wyatt
2 June 2021
Working with Alexander Turnbull Library photographic archives for a public art installation.
Collections Outside the Library
Close up of knots used to make a hīnaki | eel trap.

From Mīharo Wonder — He Mahi Kupenga by Matthew McIntyre-Wilson

By Mary Hay
27 April 2021
A letter about a new artwork created for the Mīharo Wonder exhibition.
Collections
Pedestrians crossing the street beneath a banner with the words, 'Thanks Alex, 100 wonderful years. Kia ora koutou katoa', alongside a picture of Alexander Turnbull.

Thanks Alex, 100 wonderful years, kia ora koutou katoa

By Chris Szekely
15 January 2021
Chief Librarian Chris Szekely commemorates the first 100 years of the Alexander Turnbull Library and offers a glimpse of what's to come.
Collections Behind the scenes
A couple looking at collection items including a moon guitar.

Showcasing our Chinese resources

By Amalaratna
15 October 2020
Chinese Language Week 2020 at the National Library, a look at activities and events showcasing items from our collections.
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