WHAT’S ON - SPRING FREE ENTRY
SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2016
S EV PRI EN NG TS
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES
PIPE CLEANER CREATIONS Creative fun making pipe cleaner people, animals, insects and birds. With a little imagination you can make just about anything! Bring your ideas and be prepared for fun! You’ll be able to take these creations home. 10.30AM - 12PM
TUESDAY
SEP 27
MOA SCAVENGER SATURDAY HUNT Introducing our new Moa Scavenger Hunt quiz for 5-12 year olds. Games, quizzes and prizes. 10AM-3PM
OCT 01
SATURDAY FAMILY FUN DAYS CONSERVATION WEEK 2016 Conservation Week 2016. Become a bird (or a weta) for a day! Learn more about New Zealand’s special animals and create your very own face mask. 10AM-3PM
HALLOWEEN MONSTER FEST Play some Halloween themed games and make a bat or zombie to take home. 10AM-3PM
MAGNETIC FUN Try and build a levitating rail track and discover magnetic toys to create your own steampunk inspired fridge magnet. 10AM-1.30PM
SEP 17 OCT 29 NOV 26
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOLS Our innovative, interactive programmes create valuable learning experiences for all students. These programmes are designed around the New Zealand curriculum with emphasis on the key competencies and values. Programmes can be tailored to meet the needs of your learners and aims of your inquiry. Education programmes are supported by Puke Ariki and the Ministry of Education (LEOTC). Visit the Puke Ariki website for programme details (Aotea Utanganui).
For more information or tailored education classes contact Museum Educator Rob Groat at rob.groat@stdc.govt.nz or for bookings contact 0800 111 323.
W NO N O Highlights from the Collection Highlights from the Collection focuses on a wide range of photographic images from the Livingston Baker Archive. Delve into this exhibition experience and discover fresh images you may have never seen before, and re-discover your old favorites. This bespoke exhibition experience, located in the Reading Room, showcases some of the best examples of portraiture and landscapes from our heritage collection while offering viewers a look back into the past. This exhibition, Highlights from the Collection, is also available by visiting our website.
C NO L O VE SIN M G BE R
Season: August 2016 - January 2017 - Livingston Baker Archive & Reading Room
This exhibition experience has been funded by the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC)
Season: May - November 2016 - Temporary Gallery
O NO PE VE NI M NG BE R
No End In Sight: a Retrospective of the Works of Derek Parker Little No End In Sight celebrates the artworks of Taranaki artist and environmental campaigner Derek Parker Little. “The art is a vehicle - a way to tell the message”, he says. "War is indicative that we have the wrong values. There is just endless repetition”. His paintings are stories. They are telling a tale. They're not just paintings. The times that have given him the greatest pleasure are when he saw children gathered round one of his paintings arguing and discussing. That to him was “absolute bloody heaven. I watched and watched. They were discussing bits and pieces about it, as I intended. Another I remember was a girl sitting on the ground by a painting and crying." "It's all part of the story I want to tell the children. The majority of my work, I want to get it on general display, is aimed at the next generation. My biggest hope is my work will get into the curriculum at schools to show today's generation we can't go on doing what we are doing." And not just regarding war, he was also concerned about the environment. “It's become an obsession”, he says. "There is repetition. We go in complete circles all the time. The destruction of wildlife, forests, it's all for money. We've lost our sense of value. My biggest concern is there won't be a world”. One painting suggests there is something wrong with the human race. “Do we have a faulty gene?" Parker Little writes. The significant themes in Parker Little’s work include exponential human growth and population, food production, industrialisation, pollution, consumption of non-renewable resources, and the future. This exhibition also includes a participatory element by inviting the public to create object labels in response to his work. These labels will then be displayed alongside Parker Little’s works thus creating a forum for an on-going discussion around the themes of his dynamic work. Exhibition Curators Cameron S. Curd & Luana Paamu Season: November 2016 - April 2017 - Temporary Gallery
A CI NE M
Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) Local goon, Gerry, hires a yellow mini in Kaitaia using a stolen license. John's wife has just left him and moved to Invercargill. He is devastated and needs to talk to her. He has no transport and needs a ride. Together with the little mini that Gerry names "Pork Pie", they hit the road to travel the length of the country. Their high speed exploits earn them the name "the Blondini gang". The police, however, take a dim view of this and make it their mission in life to stop the Blondini boys from reaching their destination. (Feature).
* SPECIAL SCREENING * WEDNESDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 6PM DAILY SCREENINGS BEGIN IN MEDIA THEATRE SEPTEMBER 8th - NOVEMBER 30th | R13 | 105min
Up Coming Screenings Footrot Flats: the Dog’s (Tail) Tale (1987) In 1986 Footrot Flats: The Dog's (Tail) Tale and its theme song ‘Slice of Heaven’ were huge hits in New Zealand and Australia. The movie stars the characters from Murray Ball's beloved Footrot Flats comic strip and is NZ's first animated feature. There were a lot of big questions to answer: Will Wal become an All Black? Will Cooch recover his stolen stag? Will Dog win your hearts and funny bones? (Feature) DAILY SCREENINGS IN MEDIA THEATRE FROM DECEMBER 1st 2016 - FEBRUARY 28th 2017 | PG | 71min These film screenings have been made possible with the support of the New Zealand Film Commission Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga.
Image: Goodbye Pork Pie still courtesy of www.nzonscreen.com/title/goodbye-pork-pie-1981 and bibliographical information courtesy of www.imdb.com, Footrot Flats: The Dog's (Tail) Tale information courtesy of www.nzonscreen.com/title/footrot-flats-a-dogs-tale-1986
NO W BO O K
>> Back-of-House Tours Witness the magic which happens behind the scenes; where collection items are catalogued and stored for safe access when curating museum exhibitions. The Museum Team are available for back-of-house tours through the archives and social history storeroom by appointment. Contact the Museum at museum@stdc.govt.nz
>> Community Preservation Workshops Aotea Utanganui is proud to be supported by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te KÄ wanatanga and The National Preservation Office Te Tari Tohu Taonga to provide advice for community groups on managing and caring for their archives, records, photographs and audio/visual collections. These workshops focus on topics such as digitisation, funding sources, proper housing of archives, photos and audio/visual collections, long-term storage solutions and family history management. These workshops can be held at the Museum, workplaces or local marae upon request by contacting the Museum at museum@stdc.govt.nz
>> The Livingston Baker Archive The Livingston Baker Archives and Reading Room contains a vast array of archives, maps, photographs, publications, films and videos. Categories include agriculture, business, cemeteries, churches, clubs and societies, dairy companies, education, electricity, fire services, homesteads, houses, hospitals, newspapers, police, photographers, ports, post offices, publications, railways, surveys, town and community halls, transportation, whaling and military. Archives research is available by appointment between 10 am and 4ipm Monday and Tuesday; other times may be available by arrangement. For further information please contact our Archivist on 0800 111 323 or cameron.curd@stdc.govt.nz
More >>
>> Accessibility Let the Museum Team know if you need assistance as we have a wheelchair available.
>> Blog Stay up to date with what’s happening on our blog www.museumofsouthtaranaki/wordpress.com
>> Photography In most cases you can take photographs for personal use only. Please do not use the flash as this can effect objects.
>> Free Wi-Fi Free Wi-Fi is available onsite at the museum.
>> Social Media Search for Aotea Utanganui on our social media pages below on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Wordpress.
>> Contact Us 0800 111 323 l museum@stdc.govt.nz
>> Opening Hours & Location Aotea Utanganui is open Monday - Saturday, 10am4pm, excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday. We are located at 127 Egmont Street, PÄ tea. Donations/Koha are always gratefully accepted.
>> Exhibition Content Key Our exhibitions are focused around our collections and each exhibition contains either photos, films, archival materials, art works, objects or interactive elements as indicated with the content key below so you can tailor your interests to each exhibition.
PHOTOS
FILM
ARCHIVE
ART
OBJECTS
INTERACTIVE