National Services Te Paerangi hosts events featuring international and local experts from the museum sector. You can download webcasts from some of these events and presentations from the speakers.
Presentations from the Preserving Māori culture and built heritage: Emerging Tribal Cultural Centres Conference, March 2008
None of the content of these presentations may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted without the express written permission of the authors, except for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or education, as provided for in the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994.
Karl Johnstone, Head of Department,Maori & Indigenous Development, Waiariki Institute of Technology.
John Coster, Museum Consultant, Tauranga. Please click here for the Feasiblity Studies handout.
Dot Dalziell, Freelance Collections Digitisation Consultant
Iris Kirimaoa, Operations Manager, Te Puia, Rotorua
Dean Whiting, Conservator, New Zealand Historic Places Trust, Wellington
Lillian Hetet, Māori Treasures, Wellington
Other Presentations
Michael Hall : Photography for the Web - An introduction to Digital Imaging for Museums and Galleries
Notes from Te Papa Photographer Michael Hall's series of workshops Photography for the Web. To be downloaded in four parts:
Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four
Professor Carr, from University of North Carolina in the United States, presented in Wellington and Christchurch recently as part of a visit to New Zealand to be the keynote speaker for the recent MEANZ Conference.
Elaine gave a lecture at Te Papa titled 'Leading Brave Museums' and a keynote speech at the Museums Aotearoa Conference titled 'The Essential Museum'.
This interactive discussion featured a keynote speech by Dr Conal McCarthy, Director Museum & Heritage Studies, Victoria University, and a panel of museum professionals from around New Zealand.
This symposium showcased six culture and heritage projects that encourage regional collaboration.
Zahava Doering, Senior Social Science Analyst, Smithsonian Institute of Washington, gave a seminar on visitor research.
Elaine Addington, Education Officer, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, spoke about community-based learning partnerships in museums.
David Bergman, AICP, Principal, Economics Research Associates, discusses creative industries and the relationship between culture, place, and tourism, with a focus on interactive travellers.
Webcasts
Dawn Casey, Director, National Museum of Australia, talks about her experiences with the development of the new National Museum.