The blog is where we'll post news, updates, information about objects in our collection, #betterworkstories, profiles of staff members and visitors, pictures and videos, and really anything we think you'd find interesting. We hope you enjoy.
If there's a topic you'd like us to do a post about, or a post that you think needs a sequel, just let us know!
Shakespeare Day
*Dear Shakespeare* Although there is a bit of debate over the exact day William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was born (apparently there is a baptism record but not a birth record), the event is normally celebrated on 23 April. He died on the same day 52 years later, 400 years ago. It is words that we usually associate with Shakespeare: the language of the plays and sonnets, new entrants to the English vocabulary and quotations used daily around the world. We seem to be nearly as enamoured of the characters he created as of the words he gave them to speak. His words have...
World Penguin Day
A guest post from the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust about penguin feathers and moulting.
Follow the Light: Surveying our galleries
If you've wondered why a woman has been wandering our galleries, holding a small device up to the lights, this post is for you.
Time Warp: Staging an intervention
Turning a dilemma into a dreamy display through the magic of design (and lots of vinyl).
2016 iD Fashion Week: A Single Shoe
A guest blog from Dr Elaine Webster about a pair of delicious Dior shoes.
2016 iD Fashion Week: When Fashion Fails
A very (very) abridged list of the conservation quandaries that arise when tackling textiles.
2016 iD Fashion Week: Mary Quant, Miniskirt Master
"In recent fashion there are three: Chanel, Dior and Mary Quant." – fashion journalist Ernestine Carter.
2016 iD Fashion Week: Men and the Time Warp
Collection Officer Jamie Metzger on one of the inspirations for the Otago Museum's iD Fashion Week case, Time Warp.
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