Cottage fit for a doctor
Cottage fit for a doctor
It was the house in the middle of nowhere, on what would become the corner of Pitt St, writes Sean Brosnahan.
Cool and Collected
Like a puppet on a string
Like a puppet on a string
It wasn’t quite AI, but early automatic machines could still cause quite a stir, writes Peter Read.
Lighting the dark past
Lighting the dark past
Joy can light a candle in dark places, Henry Buckenham writes.
Not just desserts
Not just desserts
It’s art to get your teeth into.
Burns at home in heart of church
Burns at home in heart of church
Dunedin’s links to a historic disruption of Scottish life is captured in a remarkable picture, writes Sean Brosnahan.
The art we fall for
The art we fall for
Art can touch the emotions, writes Imogen Stockwell.
Binding past and future
Binding past and future
Treasures collected for a new Tūhura Otago Museum exhibition communicate time-honoured histories, writes Kate Oktay.
The sea lion of St Clair
The sea lion of St Clair
Sea lions have been personalities on our coast for some time, writes Rauhina Scott-Fyfe.
Facing jarring history of art
Facing jarring history of art
Tradition and transgression are addressed equally in an exhibition of portraiture at Tūhura Otago Museum, writes Lana Arun.
Bock’s wife’s other lives
Bock’s wife’s other lives
After the spotlight of fraudster Amy Bock’s attentions, Nessie Ottaway simply moved on, writes Toitu curator Sean Brosnahan.
In search of a better life
In search of a better life
The men of Cornwall were model settlers, Peter Read writes.
Rocking the controller
Rocking the controller
I am a woman, I am a gamer, and I am proud of it!
Bound in controversy
Bound in controversy
A copy of a controversial book has a story of its own, writes Alexander Ritchie.
Importing a plan for hatching
Importing a plan for hatching
Museums also value the slightly absurd, writes Henry Buckenham.
A loop from a well travelled past
A loop from a well travelled past
A piece of weaving at Otago Museum carries connections to ancient traditions, writes Moira White.
Wedding of two cultures
Wedding of two cultures
Their great big Chinese wedding helped create new traditions in the South, writes Sean Brosnahan.
Tying up the threads
Tying up the threads
A town’s creativity is celebrated at the Forrester, writes Imogen Stockwell.
Echoes from the past
Echoes from the past
A remarkable photo album documents the turbulent years of last century’s Pacific war, writes Jennifer Jeffery.
Of myth and monsters
Of myth and monsters
Monsters lurk at Otago Museum, the stuff of myth and legend, Jen Copedo writes.
Maidens fielding in their slips
Maidens fielding in their slips
Women’s cricket has a long history in the South, Ceri Austin-Hart writes.