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; } .indent { margin-left:30px; } .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. Hide from IE Mac \*/ * html ul li a { height: 1%; } /* End */ --> </style> </head> <body> <table> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz"> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/npmbannerswirl4.jpg" alt="The Nelson Provincial Museum" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="right"> Issue#33 November 2011 </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"> <p> <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/exhibitions/current.htm""> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/cawthronbannerenews.jpg" alt="Extraordinary Frontiers; Cawthron Science, Innovation and Mysteries from our Environment" /></a> </p> <h4> Extraordinary Frontiers; Cawthron Science, Innovation and Mysteries from our Environment </h4> <h5> 12 November 2011 - 22 April 2012 </h5> <p> This major new exhibition brings the science and technology of the Cawthron Institute to public attention in a way that will be both enjoyable and educational. Without giving away too much consider the possibility of CSI Takapuna  there is a dead dog lying on the beach  try to solve the puzzle for yourself. Take a look at a 3D computer exploration of an under-water farm then find out how Cawthron are involved in supporting the farming of mussels and oysters. The exhibition runs through until 22 April 2012. The labels offer something for everyone, younger children can look for the native fish while science students can check out some of the Case Studies provided by Cawthron scientists. </p> <p> <a class="more" href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/exhibitions/current.htm">more >></a></p> <p> Download the teaching resource <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/pdfs/Cawthron_resource Oct7.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/whatsnew.jpg" alt="What's New" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <br /> <h4> Public Access Kiosks</h4> <p> The Museum has set up two public access kiosks; one at our central city site, TA445, and the other at our Isel Park site in Stoke. Currently kiosk users have access to the Museum Collections Online website which contains over 15,000 searchable records, with more being added each week. In the near future we will be providing access to internet research resources and tools. </p> <h5> What would you like to see?</h5> <p> We would also like to know what research resources you would like to see made available on our public access kiosks. Please email us at <a href='mail&#116;&#111;&#58;&#119;%&#54;5%62&#109;&#97;st&#37;6&#53;&#37;7&#50;&#64;mu&#115;&#37;65um&#110;%7&#48;%2E%6&#70;rg&#46;&#110;&#37;&#55;A?subject=Public Kiosk'> we&#98;mast&#101;r&#64;mus&#101;umnp&#46;org&#46;&#110;&#122;</a> and let us know your feedback and ideas. </p> </td> <td> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/publickiosk.jpg" alt="Museum Volunteer Karen Richards pictured with the new public kiosk terminal at the Isel Park Research Facility in Stoke." /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Museum Volunteer Karen Richards pictured with the new public kiosk terminal at the Isel Park Research Facility in Stoke.</span> </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"> <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/collection.jpg" alt="From the Collection" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <br /> <h4> The Opening of the Cut</h4> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/182161.jpg" alt="SS Rotoiti, Nelson Harbor 30 July 1906. Tyree Studio Collection: 182161" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">SS Rotoiti, Nelson Harbor 30 July 1906. Tyree Studio Collection: 182161</span> </p> <p> On a sunny afternoon in July 1906 the Union Steam Ship Company's coastal passenger steamer <i>Rotoiti</i>, carrying 800 passengers, left the wharf in Nelson. At 1.43 pm on July 30 the bow of the steamer broke through the ceremonial ribbon to mark the opening of the Cut. This much awaited new entrance to Nelson harbor was open for business; vessels would no longer need to negotiate the shallow waters around the end of the Boulder Bank. The opening of the Cut would be of great benefit to Nelson's shipping industry and commerce. </p> <p> The Nelson Provincial Museum is fortunate to have in its collection a piece of ribbon (see the image below) commemorating the opening of the Cut as well as images which document the occasion. The ribbon was donated to the museum earlier this year and thought to be that which made up the ceremonial decoration which can be seen in the photograph above. The Tyree Studio image was taken at the moment the <i>Rotoiti</i> passed through the Cut breaking the ribbon. </p> <p> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/NPM2011.19.1-3.jpg" alt="Ribbon. Nelson Provincial Museum: NPM2011.19.1" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ribbon. Nelson Provincial Museum: NPM2011.19.1</span> </p> <p> Further information on this historic occasion can be found on the Prow s website at <a href="http://www.theprow.org.nz/making-the-cut/" target="_blank">http://www.theprow.org.nz/making-the-cut/</a> and the Paper Past website <a href="http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TC19060731.1.2&e=-------10--1----0--" target="_blank">http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/</a> </p> <p> References:<br /> 'The Harbor' and 'The Harbor Improvements'. Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11693, 31 July 1906, Page 2 </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 colspan="2"> <h5> Project Update</h5> <p> The project team have now relocated and digitised over 35,000 glass plates from the Museum's collections. The data collected from nearly half of these digitised plates has been verified and imported into our collection management system. This has resulted in 15,000 records now accessible online through our collections online website (see the link below). </p> <p> With summer fast approaching we have selected a swimming themed image to highlight the project this month. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/collection/search.do?view=detail&db=object&page=1&id=11904" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/8679.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Hargeaves, Hargeaves Collection: 8679</span></a> </p> <h4> Collections Online</h4> <br /> <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/collection" target="_blank"> <img style="border: 0;" src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/onlinecollectionEnews.jpg" alt=" The Nelson Provincial Museum collections Online" /></a> <p> The Nelson Provincial Museum is proud to bring you <strong>Collections Online</strong> the Museum's online public access catalogue. </p> <p> This online catalogue lets you search over some of the many collection items held by the Museum.</p> <p> <a class="more" href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/collection" target="_blank">more >></a></p> </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. </p> <p> We would very much like to replace our present microfilm reader, that has reached the end of its useful life, with a new one that can also be used to create digital records of the microfilms. Nelson Provincial Museum has a wonderful collection of microfilms that include early newspapers and records of the early days of the Colony of Nelson. This project has a cost close to $30,000 and to state it quite openly we do not have that in the forthcoming 2012-13 budget. </p> <p> 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 15,000 of the over 35,000 plates processed so far are available for viewing and research. Thanks to the donations received so far, a grant from the NZ Lottery Grants Board and the generosity of a local benefactor the Glass Plate Negative Project has secure funding for at least the next twelve months. </p> <p> When you donate please specify whether you would like your donation to be applied to the <strong>Glass Plate Negative Project</strong> or to the replacement of our <strong>Microfilm reader</strong>. </p> <p> 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"> <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/events.jpg" alt="Events and Visitor Programmes" /> <br /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/images/enews/eelandmussels.jpg" alt="" /> </td> <td> <h4> School Holiday Art Programme - January 2012</h4> <p> This will be another Fantastic Fun Experience! </p> <p> We will be looking at the Cawthron exhibition and activities will be centred around some of the displays. Eels will again be part of the art activities but they will be different. </p> <p> When: January 24 , 25 and 26 2012<br /> 9.00am  11.00am <br /> <br /> Who: 7 to 12 year olds <br /> <br /> Where: : Classroom, Nelson Provincial Museum <br /> cnr Hardy and Trafalgar Streets.<br /> <br /> <br /> How much? : $10, please pay before your preferred date for the session. <br /> </p> <p> Please phone the museum 03 5489588 or text 0274522476 to register. <br /> <br /> </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 programmes</h4> <h4> Maori programmes </h4> <p> These can be booked on Fridays.</p> <h4> Current Programme</h4> <p> The Cawthron Institute science based exhibition <i>Extraordinary Frontiers</i> runs until 22 April 2012. </p> <p> Download the teaching resource <a href="http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/pdfs/Cawthron_resource Oct7.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> </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/enews/localevents.jpg" alt="Other local events" /> </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;"> Images in this newsletter must not be reproduced without permission from The Nelson Provincial Museum. 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