Intrepid Music Project: NZ Music Month Special Event
Intrepid Music Project: NZ Music Month Special Event At The Museum of the Vernacular (formerly Kerr Street Artspace), Devonport, Auckland, this Sunday, May 26, from 3pm. Above: Alex Taylor installing his map of New Zealand composers for the Sum of…
Vic Gurney’s Truck @ Village Arts, Kohukohu
Kohukohu is home to Village Arts, a superb gallery that exhibits the work of Hokianga artists. Village Arts trustees are passionate about their community and are currently celebrating a significant local icon, Vic Gurney’s truck, as a focus of community stories, relationships…
Land. Sea. Cape.by Gabrielle Stewart
The Museum of the Vernacular is proud to support Gabrielle Stewart’s photo-documentary exhibition Land. Sea. Cape. and launch of her book, based on the people, lifestyles and communities of the East Cape. The exhibition opens at The Depot, 28 Clarence…
Tasty Installations in the Vernacular Lounge
This week there are two new interactive installations in the Vernacular Lounge at The Depot. Paint a Face by Robyn Gibson and Food For Thought by Siobhan Garrett. PAINT A FACE!!! – Collaborate with artist Robyn Gibson for the Devonport…
Brief for submissions for the Museum of the Vernacular introductory exhibition
We are looking for artworks that explore how you identify with New Zealand or New Zealand’s cultural identity to exhibit at the Museum of the Vernacular. Read more to find out how you can submit your work for immediate exhibition……
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 as a methodology has infinite applications:
You could for example map the development of the hamburger across a chronological or a geographical axis… This was a little gif we made for a YouTube video which didn’t make the cut. Thought you might like it anyway. The…
Mapping Meliors…
Visualization is one of the key elements of presenting information. When done correctly it should not only present the facts, but stimulate the viewers interest in the subject it pertains to.
