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Category Archives: Heritage
Katherine Mansfield 1888-1923
One of the most lauded and influential of New Zealand writers, Katherine Mansfield died in France on 9 January 1923, of tuberculosis. Although only 34, she left behind a legacy of short fiction that continues to inspire. A century after … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibitions, Heritage, History, Local events, Museums, Wellington
Tagged Katherine Mansfield
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Around Aotearoa in March
There seems to be no end to the number of textile and dress exhibitions around at the moment. The biggies – Quant, Eden Hore – are winding down but there’s also a lot that’s in the small /perfectly formed basket … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Auckland, Christchurch, Craft, Dunedin, Embroidery, Exhibitions, Fashion, Heritage, New Zealand Fashion Museum, Photography, Textiles, Uncategorized, Weaving, Wellington, Whanganui
Tagged Annie Mackenzie, Edith Collier, Jay Hutchinson, Joanna Margaret Paul, Olga Gallery, Physics Room, Serjeant Art Gallery, Tessa Ma'auga, Wai Ching Chan, Whanganui Woollen Mills
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What to do in the holidays – textile edition
Happy Christmas, everyone. Whatever your festive season holds for you, the annual New Zealand shut down will mean most of us will have time on our hands, and many will be spending time in parts of the country other than … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland, Dunedin, Embroidery, Exhibitions, Heritage, Local events, Maori, Museums, Taranaki, Tauranga, Textiles, Weaving, Wellington
Tagged Creative New Zealand, Expressions Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre, Fafine Niutao I Aotearoa, Genevieve Packer, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Heritage New Zealand, Janet de Wagt, Lace, Matekino Lawless, Maureen Lander, Mount Felix Tapestry, Objectspace, Otago Embroiderers Guild, Suffrage125, Tauranga Art Gallery, Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, The Kauri Museum, Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Wellington Museum
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Christchurch gets crafty
One of the many interesting projects to arise in Christchurch over the past few years has been Rekindle, which began as a means of trying to recycle materials from their post-earthquake state of their demolition. At the Arts Centre 8-17 … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Christchurch, Craft, Festivals, Heritage, Sustainability, wool, Workshops
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Symposium minus one week – what’s on in Dunedin, updated
With just a week to go before the symposium, some further information about all that’s going on, especially for our out of town guests. First: the service announcement. Dunedin has been trying this spring lark for size this week and … Continue reading
Posted in CTANZ people, Dunedin, Embroidery, Exhibitions, Heritage, Lectures & Talks, Local events, Museums, New Zealand Fashion Museum, Textiles, Weaving
Tagged Dunedin Arts Festival, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Emily Floge, est. 1868, Four, Loom Room, Megan Brady, Otago Museum, Space Suit, Suffrage 125, Suffrage and Beyond, Toitu
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Waitangi textile lectures: April, July, September
Leading up to the exhibition X-Marks: Conversations in Cloth, opening at Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi in September, the museum is holding three talks by textile scholar and author Vivian Caughley at Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi Learning Centre. The … Continue reading
A Certain Style and other fashionable things in Auckland
Auckland’s 4 Days of Fashion in the City begins 21 March and the New Zealand Fashion Museum is kicking it off in, literally, a certain style. A Certain Style is the museum’s new 2018 exhibition, showcasing the work of Bruce … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Auckland, CTANZ people, Designers, Embroidery, Exhibitions, Fashion, Fashion festivals, Heritage, Lectures & Talks, Libraries, Local events, New Zealand Fashion Museum, Research resources
Tagged 4 Days of Fashion in the City, Auckland Council Libraries, Bruce Papas, New Zealand Fashion Museum, Smith & Caughey's, Wikipedia
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The Costume Designer: Edith Head and Hollywood at Bendigo Art Gallery
Wall of costume design sketches, Image; supplied While planning my dream trip to see the House of Dior exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria I discovered that Bendigo Art Gallery had an Edith Head exhibition on at the same time. I decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Collections, Exhibitions, Film, Heritage, History, International, Movies, Uncategorized
Tagged Bendigo Art Gallery, Costume, Edith Head, exhibition, fashion, Film and fashion, films
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Hats off to Heritage – Parnell, 4 November 2017
Saturday 4 November, Kinder House, 2 Ayr Street, Parnell, 5-7pm Join Parnell Heritage in celebrating the life of 1950’s Parnell milliner, Lindsay Kennett. The Melbourne Cup inspired event features Hilary Hunt, biographer of master milliner, Lindsay Kennett, to talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland, Hats, Heritage, Lectures & Talks, Local events
Tagged hats, Hilary Hunt, Lindsay Kennett
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