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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, paint and ink image of Norfolk Island pigeon.

A beautiful milestone

By Oliver Stead

24 January 2019

Digitisation of the George Raper album, Birds of Australia and South Seas: Original drawings 1788–1790.

The evacuation of Suvla Bay. The burning of a million pounds worth of stores; last lighter coming away as dawn broke.

The evacuation of Suvla Bay, 1915

By Oliver Stead

26 April 2018

British artist Geoffrey Allfree's watercolour shows how enormous quantities of bully beef, biscuits and other stores were set alight during the evacuation.

Watercolour image above writing that says 'Ranolf and Amohia' from James Cowan’s copy of Ranolf and Amohia.

The illustrated history of Ranolf and Amohia

By Ariana Tikao

28 January 2016

Exploring the treasured vignettes inside James Cowan's unique copy of the first edition.

Watercolour and pastel drawing showing one of the frames highlighting the beginning of the climb to Mt Aspiring, including the drive to the Aspinall's homestead.

Aspiring storyboards

By Marian Minson

7 November 2012

A remarkable donation shows how beautiful a storyboard can be.