Auckland Museum:

Auckland Museum, founded in 1852, just 12 years after New Zealand became a British colony, was the nation's first public museum. From the outset the Museum was encyclopedic in its collecting of 'specimens illustrative of the Natural History of New Zealand - also, Weapons, Clothing, Impleme...

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Main Author: Gaimster, David R. M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers 2018
[Auckland, N.Z.] Auckland War Memorial Museum 2018
Series:Director's choice
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Summary:Auckland Museum, founded in 1852, just 12 years after New Zealand became a British colony, was the nation's first public museum. From the outset the Museum was encyclopedic in its collecting of 'specimens illustrative of the Natural History of New Zealand - also, Weapons, Clothing, Implements of New Zealand, and the Islands of the Pacific'. Starting in a farm cottage, the Museum is now one of the most important in Oceania. Dominating the central Auckland landscape, its monumental Greek Revival building is one of the visual icons of the city. The building is also a memorial to the war dead of the Auckland province, hence the Museum's full title, Auckland War Memorial Museum. Auckland Museum houses the world's leading collection of Maori taonga (treasures) and, reflecting Auckland's place as the world's largest Polynesian city, multiple traditional and contemporary arts from throughout the Pacific region. The Museum's director, David Gaimster, explores this extraordinary collection, each item with its own compelling backstory
Item Description:Forty five exhibits selected by Auckland War Memorial Museum director David Gaimster
Physical Description:96 Seiten, 1 Portrait 19 cm
ISBN:9781785512193
9781785511738

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