Today we visited three different museums to explore different stories about New Zealand and how they are told. From miniature dioramas to life-size models and props, the great War Museum at Pukeahu offered us the chance to see how modern techniques can tell older stories. The layout of their exhibit also provided us with a lot to think about for when we create our own exhibition. Our next stop, Te Papa, provided us with a chance to see an un-guided exhibit. Students found stories that were relevant to their family history, and engaged with the material in interesting ways. We saw text, film, pictures, artefacts and much more. We also visited Nga Taonga, the National Film archive, which presented us with a range of clips around the theme of New Zealand Identity. This provided us with a chance to sit down and rest for a while, as we took in the different clips and identified the techniques they were using to tell (and sometimes ‘sell’) us their story. Overall, it was a very productive trip which has given us a lot of exciting ideas to work with as we look to create our own exhibit!
A special thanks to our wonderful parent helpers for coming along :)
