10 years in wonderland
21 NOVEMBER - 23 MAY
To celebrate our 10th birthday on 27 November, this exhibition showcases the quirkier and more unusual objects from the Museum's collection - some on public display for the first time.
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Climb down the rabbit hole and step into Wonderland - a world full of fascinating items that give you an insight into Wellington's social, cultural and maritime stories with an eccentric twist. Join Vernon - the real-life personification of the Museum's collection management system - as he reveals the strange and whimsical objects that reside inside his world. Completed in the style and setting of a Mad Hatter's tea party, this exhibition will take you into a Wonderland of hidden treasures.
other exhibitions not to be missed...
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Vessels - 23 February to 18 April 2010Vessels is a world premiere installation that runs as part of the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2010. Screens every 40 minutes. View the daily screening times. Internationally renowned artist Daniel Brown’s first New Zealand exhibition follows his highly successful work at the City of Rome ‘Birthday of the Eternal City’ celebrations and the New York River to River Festival. Vessels, inspired by Dante’s early 14th century poem Divine Comedy, tells of a boat silently ferrying souls across the sea. Transparent vessels of suspended water create shimmering patterns of light ripples representing the threshold between light and darkness, land and sea, life and afterlife. Visitors inhabit a quiet threshold at the edge of the ripples, as if they have ventured into the world of souls. Original music by Mark K. Johnson establishes the sounds of a ghost vessel silently approaching the shore, and then eternally receding once again. The music contains the whispers of the tide; the sounds of the sea repeating in endless cycles; the haunting echoes of a ship’s bell in the distance, warning of obstacles. The Museum will also have extended opening hours of 10am to 8pm until 21 March to give you every chance of viewing this impressive installation. |
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1913 Strike - War on the WharvesA dramatic new exhibition describes the progress of the violent 1913 strike that began on Wellington’s wharves and attracted world attention because of its scale and intensity. This exhibition will include a full list of 'strikers and specials' - so come down and see if one of your relatives is on the list! |
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DOCUMENTARIES - screening daily 10am to 5pmA dozen mini-documentaries by students of The Film & Television School take an original look at events in 20th century Wellington. Students chose from the 101 stories in the Telling Tales exhibition, then devised and directed these documentaries. |
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War in Paradise - now on tourWar in Paradise tells the story of soldiers in New Zealand Third Division living in New Caledonia, the largest forward base for allied soldiers during the Pacific theatre of World War II. Curated and exhibited at the Museum of Wellington City & Sea over Summer 07/08, this stunning exhibition has just opened at Rotorua Museum of Art & History. |
