What is The Cultural Mapping Project? What is Cultural Mapping?
These are two questions I daily try to address in various forms of communication. Sometimes I am more successful than others. I managed possibly the most succinct explanation so far in the PDF I made today which you can view…
Peace is not merely the absence of war
The peace movement has had considerable impact on our cultural development, our identity and our perceived identity abroad as New Zealanders: from the early peaceful protests of Te Whiti and Tohu, to VAANA, to our present environment. ‘Peace is not…
The Cultural Mapping Project Exhibition update
The Cultural Mapping Project Exhibition will open in the second week of August 2012. The exhibition will include mapping examples which explore the contributing cultural, social and creative aspects of the New Zealand vernacular and personal/communal identity, experience and expression….
The Cultural Mapping Project Update/an introduction to the National Vernacular Museum
You may have read in the last post that The Cultural Mapping Project was moving to Kerr St, at the foot of Mount Victoria and we are delighted to confirm that the move is underway! The project is still represented…
Cultural Mapping and The Vernacular Lounge
The project is getting big. Fast. It’s so big it’s taken over a whole room and in early February it will take over a whole building! At the moment the project is represented by a new installation The Vernacular Lounge…