Feb 2, 2023 | Archives, Artist, Case Studies, Digital Preservation, Museums
Image above: Len Lye with the kinetic sculpture Grass, 1961. From the Len Lye Foundation Collection, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre. The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery is home to the Len Lye Centre which holds a diverse collection of material relating to one...
Nov 2, 2022 | Archives, Case Studies, Digital Preservation, Museums
Above: Titled: Three Auckland Boys, B.W. Galloway, J. Pepper, and A. Williams. The D.W. Galloway album. Photo courtesy of New Zealand Maritime Museum. 2021.90.1 The New Zealand Maritime Museum, Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa, protects the stories of Aotearoa’s extensive...
Jul 29, 2022 | Case Studies
Image above: 1949.42.1-9a: John Buchanan’s watercolour painting of the view of Mount Aspiring. Image courtesy of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum. John Buchanan was the first locally based scientific illustrator in Aotearoa New Zealand, and joined many explorations...
Apr 22, 2022 | Case Studies
ANZAC day, 25th of April, is a National Day of Remembrance for both New Zealand and Australia. It conjures a shared heritage by marking the anniversary of troops landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, 1915. A devastating loss of life was experienced during this...
Mar 17, 2022 | Archives, Case Studies, Collection Management, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Museums
Local history provides the foundations of culture and identity within communities. It imparts us with knowledge to understand our past, learn from mistakes, and recognise the aspects that make our communities unique. Historical change is generated by countless...
Oct 21, 2021 | Case Studies, Digital Preservation, Digitise, Libraries, Museums, Replica
NZMS were entrusted to digitise a rare collection of bound medieval manuscripts from Dunedin Public Libraries’ Reed Collection. It is the second largest collection of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in New Zealand — the first being George Grey Special Collections...
