Cool and Collected

Arriving in 19th century Dunedin, a British artist was open to her new surroundings, writes Lucy Hammonds.

A parting gift captured a moment in time at Oamaru’s post office, writes Elly Dunckley.

Regard was once expressed in more than words, Peter Read writes.

Calendars don’t just keep us up to date, they also tell us how we’ve dated, writes Sarah Hibbs.

There are whole worlds in Jane Dodd’s jewellery, writes Moira White.

Papers left by Janet Frame illustrate a life of literature and adventure, write Anna Blackman and Kirstie Ross.

When is a trough actually a waka? It’s a puzzle Te Atarau Cassidy and Gerard O’Regan have been working on at Tūhura Otago Museum.

A print on show at Forrester Gallery connects the South and the Pacific, Anna McLean writes.

A trip down the island was once a sketchier proposition, Elly Dunckley writes.

J.&W. Faulkner Ltd, a long-running Dunedin business, shaped the material culture of hospital care during the first half of the 20th century, writes Andrew Lorey.

A bird’s nest caught the eye of Tūhura Otago Museum’s natural science collection manager, Cody Phillips. 

A Toitū treasure whistles up memories of a visit by a champion of the draughtsboard, writes Peter Read.

Robert Burns’ legend was large enough to encompass fiction, writes Sean Brosnahan.

The Forrester will soon have space to move artists out of the shadows.

Herries Beattie’s travels around the South were pedal powered, Rauhina Scott-Fyfe writes.