Heritage et AL

Last month, our Heritage Collections exhibition, Other Worlds , launched on Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library. A huge amount of work went into planning, preparing, and displaying all the material on show, down to the smallest detail. The curators, Andrew Henry and Renee Orr, did a fantastic job, as did everyone else involved in bringing it together.  This blog post is inspired by a unique connection made in the process of planning Other Worlds, wherein I was tasked with researching the copyright status of some book covers that were selected to be reproduced as posters for the exhibition. Twelve covers were chosen, and one of those covers was this one below. You may recognise it as the main promotional image for our exhibition. It’s the first image visitors see upon walking into the exhibition, serving as a sort of beacon – the bright pinks and oranges catch the eye almost immediately.  Image : Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact , vol. XCVI, no. 4. New Yo...

In May 2012 the work of students from Bruce McLaren Intermediate School brought local life to the walls of the West Auckland Research Centre through the 'It takes a village: photo voice' exhibition (see post on 25 May 2012 if you want to read more about the exhibition). Today it is back in a new form as a   virtual experience of the original physical exhibition . This gives it the potential for reaching a regional, national and even international audience!  Ref: Home page, It takes a village website, West Auckland Research Centre Village residents and students are pleased that then are now able to send friends and family a link to the exhibition which highlights the work of the students. Ref: Vision Waitakere Gardens, It takes a village website, West Auckland Research Centre  Each village link includes stunning portraits and narratives reflections of the conversations captured between students and older residents. Read more about the project .  ...