Scraps from an Egyptian book of the dead, Sumerian clay tablets, a Japanese songbook and hand-sewn buttons created by 19th Century prisoners are on display at a new exhibition celebrating the Alexander Turnbull Library’s centenary. READ MORE:* Life lessons from a treasure of the Alexander Turnbull Library* Alexander Turnbull library turns 100 with new Portrait Gallery exhibition* At times unwelcome, Ans Westra documented Māori when no one else wasTurnbull began collecting books, art and artefacts from New Zealand and the Pacific in the late 1800s. “We reconciled to the fact that this is the show we have.”Ross Giblin/Stuff MÄ«haro Wonder celebrates 100 years of the Alexander Turnbull Library. The pair both hope that the public, too, will find things on show which surprise and amaze them – things which expand people’s idea of the Alexander Turnbull Library’s role, function and purpose. Mīharo Wonder, National Library, runs to October 2, free entry.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2021 15:56 UTC