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; } #conttable table{ width:680px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; } #conttable table a{ text-decoration:none; border:none; } #conttable table img{ border:none; } #header{ background-color:#611A14; } #headerimg{ position:relative; } #searchbar{ position:relative; height:25px; background-color:#BBBCBE; font-size:0.8em; } #searchbar a{ text-decoration:none; } #container { position:relative; padding: 0; margin:0 auto; margin-bottom:5px; border: 0px; top:2px; font-size: 1.0em; } #contentcontainer { position:relative; float:left; } #contentcontainer table { font-size:0.8em; } #contentcontainer h4 { color:Maroon; } #contentcontainer h5 { color:Gray; } .contact { text-align:right; margin:0px 30px; font-size:0.8em; padding-top:10px; } .imgright { float:right; margin:5px 5px 5px 5px; border:0; font-size:x-small; max-width: 200px; width: expression(document.body.clientWidth > 200? 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The model you help to build will form part of a major new exhibition called NZ FOSSILS - DEAD PRECIOUS! that starts on 9 May.</p> <p> Also come and see a genuine fossilised neck vertebrae from one of its relatives that lived and died in New Zealand over 65 million years ago. </p> <p> We ve got a great picture to colour in too and these will be used to help us decide what colours to paint the model. The best fantasy pictures will feature in our windows too. The original picture was created in the US by artist Rick Sardinha. </p> </td> <td align="center"> <img src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/plesiosuar.jpg" alt="Colour the Plesiosuar" /> <br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Hey kids colour me in!! </span> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div> <h4> Exhibitions</h4> <table class="cell"> <tr> <td> <strong>Our Stories<br /> 28 February - 26 April 2009</strong> <br /> Our Stories is a joint project sponsored by IHC and CCS Disability Action. This is a unique opportunity to create a new level of awareness and dialogue around the lives of people living with disabilities. It is a stunning exhibition of 72 black and white images by photographer Hanne Johnsen reflecting a diversity of people living with disabilities. <br /> </td> <td> <img class="imgright" src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/ourstoriesenews.jpg" title="Our Stories - A disability awareness and education community project" alt="Our Stories" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <strong>Fossils - Dead Precious</strong><br /> Showcases and celebrates New Zealand fossils as indicators and predictors of things such as climate change, evolution, natural disasters and mineral deposits. Why did dinosaurs disappear? Could humans end up extinct? This exhibition will be open from 9 May 2009. Look out for details of the visitor programmes associated with this exhibition; especially a treat we are planning for the July holidays. Come along and see our plesiosaur and a giant eagle. <br /> </td> <td> <img class="imgright" src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/fossilsenews.jpg" title="Fossils - Dead Precious" alt="Fossils - Dead Precious showcases and celebrates New Zealand fossils" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <strong>Ferdinand von Hochstetter <br /> Father of New Zealand Geology<br /> 150th Anniversary of his survey of the Nelson Region</strong> <br /> Ferdinand Hochstetter visited this region at the request of the Provincial Government in 1859. He laid the Foundation Stone of an early version of the Nelson Institute and Museum. Where was it? The first 10 correct responses get free entry to the Fossils - Dead Precious exhibition. Email your answer to <a href="&#x6d;&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x63;&#101;&#x6f;&#x40;&#x6d;&#x75;&#115;&#101;&#117;&#109;&#x6e;&#x70;&#46;&#111;&#x72;&#103;&#46;&#110;&#122;">&#x63;&#101;&#x6f;&#x40;&#x6d;&#x75;&#115;&#101;&#117;&#109;&#x6e;&#x70;&#46;&#111;&#x72;&#103;&#46;&#110;&#122;</a> </td> <td> <img class="imgright" src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/Hochstetter.jpg" title="Ferdinand von Hochstetter - Father of New Zealand Geology - 150th Anniversary of his survey of the Nelson Region" alt="Ferdinand von Hochstetter" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <strong>Stories from Te Tau Ihu - Top of the South</strong><br /> Our long term exhibition in the lower gallery explores the history, geology and cultures of the region from Golden Bay to Tasman Bay its unique identity. Several people have suggested we put real cave critters in the display of the Cave area. Contact us with ideas <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> </td> <td> <img class="imgright" src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/LakesCave.jpg" title="Stories from Te Tau Ihu - Top of the South." alt="Stories from Te Tau Ihu - Top of the South." /></td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div> <table> <tr> <td> <h4> Marsden returns to Isel House</h4> <p> The Nelson Provincial Museum and the Isel House Charitable Trust have recently signed an agreement to reinstate some of the original china, furniture and paintings into Isel House. The Marsden paintings are being conserved by paintings conservator John Harper. This work is able to be undertaken through the generous support of a Lotteries and Heritage grant, and funding from the Cawthron Institute. Four large gilt-framed oil paintings have come back from the conservator and are now in Isel House. 'On the Bosphorous' by artist George Fryer and 'A Sylvan Glade' by Louis Spangenberg now hang in the Drawing Room. 'St Gerome' by an unknown artist and a painting of Venice by Canaletto hang in the main stairwell. </p> <p> Isel House is located in the beautiful Isel Park, a close neighbour of The Nelson Provincial Museum Research Facility. Isel house is open to the public daily from 11am to 4pm until April. Over the winter months, until the end of August, it is open in the weekends only. </p> <p> You can find out more about Isel House, the Park and the Marsden family by visiting the Prow website at <a href="http://www.theprow.org.nz/nelson-isel-house/" target="_blank">www.theprow.org.nz/nelson-isel-house/</a> </p> </td> <td> <img src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/iselhanging.jpg" alt="Timm Corrin prepares to hang two of the Marsden paintings" title="Marsden returns to Isel House" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Collection Technician Timm Corrin prepares to hang two of the Marsden paintings recently reinstated at Isel House </span> <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/AC1197.jpg" alt="Venice by Canaletto. Marsden Collection: AC1197" title="Venice by Canaletto" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Venice by Canaletto. Marsden Collection: AC1197 </span> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div> <table> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <h4> The Prow Launch, 15 February 2009</h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p> On Sunday the 15th of February The Prow website was officially launched at the Founders Heritage Park. Led by the Nelson Public Libraries, The Prow is a collaborative venture between the Nelson, Tasman District and Marlborough District Libraries, The Nelson Provincial Museum and the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT). </p> <p> As a project partner the museum participated in the launch by setting up a stand containing information on collections, exhibitions and information services. The stand was visted by a large number of people who spent time looking through samples of our image collection, reading and viewing museum information and trialing a test version of our online catalogue. During the floor talk session of the launch we delivered a presentation on digitisation and our role in The Prow project. </p> <p> For more information on The Prow please visit <a href="http://www.theprow.org.nz" target="_blank">www.theprow.org.nz</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/prow.jpg" alt="The museum's stand at The Prow Launch" title="The museum's stand at The Prow Launch" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">The museum's stand at The Prow Launch. </span> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div> <table> <tr> <td> <h4> One Museum. Two Venues</h4> <p> Are you aware that we work out of two sites? </p> <p> Exhibitions and Education are hosted at the Museum: Town Acre 445 on the corner of Trafalgar and Hardy Streets in Nelson, and at the Museum s Research Facility, located in Isel Park, Stoke, staff care for our regional treasures. </p> <p> <strong>The Museum s Isel Park Research Facility</strong><br /> The Museum s Research Facility in Isel Park is where we care for a large and diverse collection. This collection includes one of New Zealand s most significant photographic collections, a diverse and fascinating range of natural and social history items in the General Collection, and extensive historical archives and library resources. Collections are packaged and moved from the Research Facility to Town Acre 445 for exhibition, and returned to the Research Facility for storage. Staff are available to assist visitors with research. We are open between 10am and 4pm Tuesday to Friday, by appointment, and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays. </p> <p> For more information visit our website: <a href="http://www.museumnp.org.nz" target="_blank" >www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz</a> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"> <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.museumnp.org.nz/education/currentprogrammes.htm" target="_blank">more </a> </p> </td> <td valign="top"> </td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div> <table> <tr> <td> <img src="http://www.museumnp.org.nz/images/sponsorstrip.jpg" alt="" title="" /> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>