Jul 22, 2019 | Case Studies, Collection Management, Digitise, Leigh Rout, Museums
New technologies in digitisation are paving the way for more accurate and visually descriptive preservation of cultural heritage collections. Of these new technologies, NZMS is embracing structured light 3D scanning to capture objects 3-dimensionally, delivering...
Oct 19, 2018 | Andy Fenton, Events, Gavin Mitchell, Leigh Rout, Libraries, News
This building is FANTASTIC – inside, outside and throughout! What an honour and a privilege for Leigh, Gavin and I to attend the opening of this prestigious library on Friday 12 October. It was a terrific day for the library sector in New Zealand, and a...
Sep 12, 2018 | Events, Leigh Rout, Lianza, Libraries, News
The LIANZA Otago/ Southland “Not a Weekend Weekend School” was held in Gore, on the 6th and 7th of September. The event theme “Resourcing Our Changing Communities” allowed speakers from different organisations to share how they support their communities, driven by...
Jun 18, 2018 | Andy Fenton, Leigh Rout, Museums Aotearoa, News
The theme of Outside Insights into the sector was definitely upheld at this years’ Museum’s Aotearoa Conference. Repatriation of human remains, sexual and physical abuse, where science and art overlap, biculturalism, inclusiveness, youth leadership/transformation and,...
May 8, 2018 | Alison Barnett, Andy Fenton, Leigh Rout, Museums Aotearoa, News
Will we see you at the Museums Aotearoa conference this year? NZMS are proud to be sponsoring the MA18 conference, to be held in Christchurch on 20 – 23 May 2018. The conference is being held over several venues across the Christchurch cultural landscape including...
May 3, 2018 | Case Studies, Digitise, Gavin Mitchell, Leigh Rout
A joint project between Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Archives New Zealand, Land Information New Zealand, and Environment Canterbury is bringing the original survey plans of Canterbury to life on a new digital platform. During the European settlement of Canterbury in...
