Oct 10, 2018 | Archives, Case Studies, Digitise, Nigel Roper, Print, Replica
Significant historical documents are at the mercy of time. Often fragile and holding important and irreplaceable information, it is crucial that these documents be both preserved and accessible. Handling, exposure to light, and fluctuating environmental...
Apr 28, 2015 | Digitise, News, Print
One woman had a dream and NZMS were privileged to be part of it. As part of the Splash 2015 exhibition (Theme WW1 in watercolour), Exhibition Manager Claire Clark sourced and coordinated the retrieval of works from seven ‘guest artists’ – servicemen who painted/drew...
Oct 3, 2012 | Digitise, News, Print
This beautiful early geological map of Otago once hung in the University of Otago’s Geology Museum. It was sent north to be conserved in the 1970s but somehow went missing for 25 years. Rediscovered and returned to the Hocken Library, the map was fully conserved and...
Oct 3, 2012 | Andy Fenton, Digitise, News, Print
The Treaty 2 U touring exhibition was jointly curated by Te Papa, Archives New Zealand and the National Library of New Zealand. It told the story of New Zealand’s founding document: the Treaty of Waitangi, from the back of a truck! The centrepiece of the exhibition...
