ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Whats New at The Nelson Provincial Museum</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; } h4 { color:Maroon; } table{ width:680px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; } table, a { text-decoration:none; border:none; } table img{ border:none; } .clearfix:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden; } /* Hides from IE-mac \*/ * html .clearfix {height: 1%;} /* End hide from IE-mac */ /* Fix IE. 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Locals will be asked to show evidence of residence. A Library card or a paid account bearing a name and address will be quite satisfactory. The Museum will issue a card to those locals who request it. Non-residents will be charged a nominal admission for entry to the TA445 Museum venue in Nelson City. </p> <p> Temporary and touring exhibitions such as the most recent <i>Hard on the Heels</i> exhibition and the hugely successful <i>da Vinci Machines</i> exhibition of 2008 are treated as business decisions on a case by case basis and the admission fees plus the support of sponsors needs to cover the costs of such displays. These sorts of exhibitions will attract an entry charge but the intention is that local residents will still see the benefits of their ratepayer support for the running of the Nelson Provincial Museum. </p> <p> Initially the charge for non-residents will be $5 for adults, $3 for children with family groups of two adults and accompanying children capped at $12. Preschoolers free. </p> <br /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4> CCL Donate an IBM PC to the Museum</h4> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/IBMThinkCentreHandOver.jpg" alt="CCL CRM Geoff Snowsill hands over a IBM PC to the Museum's Registrar Meridith Rimmer" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Nelson Provincial Museum's Registrar Meredith Rimmer pictured with Geoff Snowsill from CCL.</span> </p> <p> IT company Computer Concepts Ltd has donated an IBM ThinkCentre PC to the Museum to help with its collection processing work. Geoff Snowsill, Client Relationship Manager, from CCL presented the PC to our Registrar, Meredith Rimmer, recently at the Museum's Isel Park Research Facility in Stoke. </p> <p> The PC will be used to view and assess digital donations received on CD or DVD as well as for general collection management work. CCL provide IT support services to the Museum and we are very grateful to them for this generous donation. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/events.jpg" alt="Events and Visitor Programmes" /> <br /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4> Spud Monday</h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> One of the wonderful things about history is the way it is recorded and passed on. We rely on memory and memory has a habit of being passed on with occasional embellishments and changes. There is no argument that Spud Monday was eventually about the potato and its place in our history. It seems though that the origin of the holiday that was unique to Nelson had its origins in Britain where the first Monday in August was Lammas Monday [Lambs Mass]. It was celebrated in the United Kingdom and in 1868 a proclamation was passed by the Provincial Government here in Nelson recognising the day as a holiday here in Nelson. </p> <p> Over time the purpose of the holiday changed until it became something of a tradition to plant potatoes on the first Monday in August. The weekend, was not generally used. The tradition seems to have been stopped by a decision made in about 1939, quite possibly based on commercial reality. As late as 1953 some shops still reminded people to buy their seed potatoes for planting at the start of August. </p> <p> As to the basis of the claim that it commemorated a time when settlers lifted those seed potatoes to feed themselves. That is harder to corroborate but we should not doubt the significance of the humble but much loved potato as an important food source for large sections of the population. </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/1-nel-shed4.jpg" alt="Peter Millward of the Nelson Provincial Museum and Michelle Hansen, of Original Baked Potatoes celebrate Spud Monday on Trafalgar St. Photo courtesy of The Nelson Mail" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Peter Millward of the Nelson Provincial Museum and Michelle Hansen, of Original Baked Potatoes celebrate Spud Monday on Trafalgar St. Photo courtesy of The Nelson Mail </span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p> In 2012 we will have a fuller story to tell. More than fifty people enjoyed a baked potato this year. It was appropriate that the owner of The Original Baked Potato cart is descended from the Lightbands who arrived in Nelson on the Thomas Harrison in 1842. </p> <p> If you would like to be involved next year then please note Monday 6 August 2012 in your diary as Spud Monday. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <br /> <h4> The Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) Roadshow</h4> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/rwc11roadshow.jpg" alt="TVNZ's roving reporter and weather presenter for the Breakfast show Tamati Coffey pictured with Nelson Provincial Museum CEO Peter Millward at the RWC 2011 Road Show<" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">TVNZ's roving reporter and weather presenter for the <strong>Breakfast</strong> show Tamati Coffey pictured with Nelson<br /> Provincial Museum CEO Peter Millward at the RWC 2011 Road Show</span> </p> <p> Less than 40 days now to the start of what we hope will be a really successful sporting event - one that is expected to see more than 80,000 visitors coming to NZ. Nelson's share of those numbers could be a significant boost to the local economy and the city is certainly gearing up for the occasion. The Game On Festival launched in the last week has a wonderful range of events. <a href="http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/game-on-festival/" target="_blank">www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/game-on-festival/</a> </p> <p> At 5.30am on Monday July 11 several hundred people gathered at the top of Trafalgar Street to welcome the Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) Roadshow. This involved music, food and live crosses to TV1 s Breakfast show with weatherman Tamati Coffey. The travelling display included the Webb Ellis trophy and hundreds of people were able to have photographs taken with the coveted cup. The Museum was involved with the Paul Wilding painting used as a backdrop to highlight the First Game re-enactment segment. The ball held by Tamati, in the picture above, is the prototype of the one that will be used in the game on 20 September at the Botanics. It is significantly different in size and shape to the Gilbert ball of the modern era. The Sweet As café had fresh cheese scones available from 6am and this was really enjoyed by those who braved the cold. The rain mostly stayed away which was very lucky. View Breakfast's coverage of the The Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) Roadshow on <a href="http://youtu.be/FjGI058UT1E" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjGI058UT1E&feature=youtu.be</a>. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/projects.jpg" alt="Projects" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4> The Glass Plate Negative Project</h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h5> Project Update</h5> <p> Since the last newsletter we have been extremely fortunate to secure funding support for this important project from the NZ Lottery Grants Board and this together with an extremely generous donation from a local benefactor will secure progress on this work for some time to come. </p> <p> To date the project team have made significant progress with 26,762 images digitised and relocated into metal cabinets. Processing raw data and digital images into our collection management system is a more involved and time consuming process. However we are making great progress with over 4000 images now online through our <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/collection" target="_balnk">Collections Online</a> website </p> <p> One of the collections featured on the site is the work by Theodor Thorlacius Bloch (1844-1935). Bloch in partnership with his future brother-in-law, William Brickell Gibbs, operated Gibbs & Bloch in Trafalgar Street, Nelson from 1868 to 1872. </p> <p> To see more from the Bloch Collection click<a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/collection/search.do?highlight=14" target="_blank"> here</a></p> </td> <td> <br /> <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/collection/search.do?highlight=14" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/3418.jpg" alt="" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Mr Godfrey, Nelson Provincial Museum, Bloch Collection: 3418</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <h4> How Can You Help?</h4> <p> The Nelson Provincial Museum has signed up with Fundraise Online, an exciting new website that allows people to raise funds for their favourite cause. Donations can be made from around New Zealand and overseas. The site is totally secure and accepts most credit cards. The Glass Plate Negative Project fundraising page has images from the project and includes a link to the Museum's Collections Online site, where almost 4000 of the almost 27,000 plates processed so far are available for viewing and research. While you are on Fundraise Online you can email it to friends and family who you think might be able to offer support for the project. Donations by New Zealand citizens are tax deductible, and a letter of thanks and a receipt is issued for every donation. </p> <h5> Donate online here:</h5> <a href="http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/NelsonProvincialMuseumTBHT/" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/button_donate.gif" alt="Nelson Provincial Museum's Fundraiser" /></a> <h5> Download a Donation Form</h5> <p> You can also download a donation form <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/pdfs/GPN.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> or collect one from the Museum in Nelson or the Research Facility in Isel Park, Stoke. All donations of $5 or more are tax deductable. <br /> <br /> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/exhibitions.jpg" alt="Exhibitions" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4> RUGBY - celebrating grassroots and All Blacks</h4> <p> As part of our contribution to the Game On Festival we have been very fortunate to secure the use of the Peter Bush images associated with his <i>Hard on the Heels</i> exhibition through to the end of October this year. The DVD interview done by Peter and Keith Quinn describes more than 60 of over 100 images that truly 'capture the All Blacks'. </p> <p> Nelson College have provided a huge 3m version of the 'Birthplace of Rugby' panel that is sited at the College and at the Botanics which is the site of the first game of 'big side' rugby in New Zealand. That game played on 14 May 1870 will be re-enacted on 20 September this year featuring teams from Nelson College and New Zealand's oldest club, the Nelson Rugby Football Club. There are no photos of that game. We have a very large print of a painting by Paul Wilding which shows his impression of that historic contest. It is on display in the front window of the Museum. </p> <p> Nelson Provincial Museum's nationally important Photographic Collection has some wonderful images that span more than a hundred years of the game and a number of those feature in the slide show that can be viewed in the Trafalgar Street window or in the upper foyer. </p> <p> Many local rugby clubs have produced photos of their teams in action; from the youngsters in Rippa Rugby right through to senior grades. Some of these players have made it through to the Tasman Makos. </p> <p> The Nelson Tasman region has a proud and ongoing record of producing fine players at all levels right through to national selection. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4> Special Rugby Memorabilia</h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/BushPostCards.jpg" alt="Left: Belfast 1972/3, Right: NZ vs Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh." /><br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photographs by Peter Bush, Left: Belfast 1972/3, Right: NZ vs Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh. </span> </p> <p> As part of the <i>Hard on the Heels</i> exhibition we have a selection of 16 postcards available at $2.00 each, or you can purchase the whole set for $20. The stories behind some of these images are really wonderful. We have an interview with Peter Bush on DVD in which he tells many of those stories. The DVD is $30; plus $5 if you need postage and packing. </p> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/paulwildingimage.jpg" alt="Paul Wilding's impression of New Zealand's first rugby game played in Nelson in 1870" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Paul Wilding's impression of New Zealand's first rugby game played in Nelson in 1870</span> </p> <p> We have prints of Paul Wilding's impression of New Zealand's first rugby game available for sale. Nelson claims to be the birthplace of New Zealand Rugby in a game played between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Club. A re-enactment of that game will be played on the same site at 1pm on 20 September. The art quality print is priced at $10 and includes a mailing tube. </p> <h5> Limited Edition Replica Rugby Ball</h5> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/ball.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> The Museum is extremely fortunate to be a likely stockist of a limited number of genuine leather rugby balls. These will be very highly sought after and will retail at approximately $100 each. If you would like to reserve one we are prepared to take a fully refundable deposit of $50 per ball. </p> <p> If the balls are sold out in New Zealand before we receive our allocation the money will be refunded in full. <br /> <br /> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4> Coming up later in 2011</h4> <h4> Extraordinary Frontiers: Science, Innovation, and Mysteries from our environment</h4> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/CAW106.jpg" alt="" /> </p> <p> When Thomas Cawthron arrived in Nelson in 1849 at the age of 15, it was almost a 'frontier town'. </p> <p> Ninety years after endowing the facility that bears his name, the Cawthron Institute is still at the frontier  the frontier of leading scientific research in fields as broad as food quality, aquaculture, water quality and bio-security. To celebrate its 90th anniversary the Cawthron Institute Trust Board have funded the Nelson Provincial Museum to help create an exhibition that will bring some of this science and technology to public attention in a way that will be both enjoyable and educational. Regional schools are already showing a keen interest in the possibility of school visits before the real detail is even finalised. Without giving away too much consider the possibility of CSI Takapuna and a 3D exploration of an under-water farm. The exhibition is being designed by Sally Papps who created <i>Port Nelson Haven Ahoy!</i> and it is planned to open early in November with a season that will run through the holidays and into Term 1 of 2012. With the support of Cawthron scientists, and their community educator Jo Thompson, there promises to be some really spectacular material on display with opportunities for interaction and explorartion. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <br /> <h4> Anne Frank</h4> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/annefrank.jpg" alt="Anne Frank travelling Exhibition" /> </p> <h5> November 7 - December 2</h5> <p> The <i>Anne Frank</i> travelling exhibition tells the story of Anne Frank and the Holocaust to people who are not able to visit the Anne Frank Museum in the Netherlands. The exhibition has come to New Zealand and started a touring itinerary in February 2010 which will continue for three years. The exhibition reaches Nelson at the start of November for a period of 6 weeks only where it will be displayed in the Education space at the Nelson Provincial Museum. </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/school.jpg" alt="School Education Programme" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <h4> School programme for 2011</h4> <h4> Hats</h4> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/hats.gif" alt="Hats" /> <p> Our classroom has an exhibition featuring <i>Hats</i> and the programme is for younger students. The classroom is decorated with hats from many cultures and occupations. Hats for identity, safety, fashion and hats for fun and frivolity. There are children's books, poems and songs with hat themes for your students to enjoy. We will provide you with ideas to help you follow up this theme in your classroom. This programme has also been designed with a technology focus for older students. </p> <p> This programme will finish at the end of term three.</p> <h4> Hard on the Heels. </h4> Although the main exhibition has moved on to another venue, a programme has been designed using the audio visual material, other photographs and the displays relating to Nelson College being the birthplace of Rugby. Book in as soon as possible by contacting Nicki on 03 545 6613. <h4> Maori programmes </h4> <p> These can be booked on Fridays.</p> <h4> Coming Up</h4> <p> The most recent newsletter to schools has some details about two exhibitions that open in November. <i>Anne Frank</i> is with us for just six weeks through to the end of Term 4 and the Cawthron Institute science based exhibition <i>Extraordinary Frontiers</i> will start in November and end in April 2012. </p> <p> Teachers with an interest in any of the above programmes are invited to contact <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#101;&#100;&#117;&#x63;&#97;&#x74;&#x69;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#x6d;&#x75;&#115;&#x65;&#x75;&#109;&#110;&#x70;&#46;&#x6f;&#114;&#x67;&#46;&#x6e;&#x7a;"> &#101;&#100;&#117;&#x63;&#97;&#x74;&#x69;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#x6d;&#x75;&#115;&#x65;&#x75;&#109;&#110;&#x70;&#46;&#x6f;&#114;&#x67;&#46;&#x6e;&#x7a;</a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> <br /> <h4> Education Resources Online</h4> <p> The Nelson Provincial Museum's Education Services team have a number of online resources available to the region's schools and educators. <a class="more" href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/education/currentprogrammes.htm" target="_blank">more </a> <br /> <br /> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/sponsorstrip3.jpg" alt="" title="" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p style="font-size: xx-small;"> In line with the privacy legislation Tasman Bays Heritage Trust only sends emails to people who have indicated an interest in the Museum and its activities. 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