Museums

By Veronika Meduna: Moriori await the final return to the Chatham Islands of human remains recovered from institutions around the world. Audio

Lurking in the collections of our regional museums are historic items which contain harmful chemicals used in their creation which can cause health problems for those who care for them. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

European museums are stacked with cultural treasures taken from their former colonies. New thinking could change that. Audio

A New Zealand Horror film is set to be showcased on the global stage at the legendary Museum of Modern Art in New York. The 1993 film called 'Jack Be Nimble' will screen at the museums upcoming summer… Audio

Today we learned one of New Zealand's most influential visual artists, Billy Apple, has died. Jesse speaks with Art historian, director of The Adam Art Gallery and Billy Apple biographer, Christina… Audio

Laura Raicovich believes the museum has never been a neutral space. As director of the Queens Museum during the Trump administration she was credited with helping turn the New York institution into a… Audio

April this year saw a mass resignation of the board of Museums Aotearoa, reportedly over its governance and management. There were concerns it might not survive the upheaval, but there's now a new… Audio

Ken Gorbey was instrumental in getting Te Papa Tongarewa, the country's national museum, off the ground. He was then asked to help salvage the Jewish Museum in Berlin - which had run into trouble… Audio

Invercargill-born designer Mollie Rodie Mackenzie developed one of the most comprehensive collections of 20th century fashion and clothing in the country. Hundreds of items from the collection are now… Audio, Gallery

In this fourth panel discussion Tairawhiti Museum director Eloise Wallace talks with cultural heritage expert Karl Johnstone. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio

Pacific Academic Albert Refiti is off to New York to do a research placement at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The senior Art and Design lecturer at AUT says museums are an important physical… Audio, Gallery

Some historians are concerned New Zealand's public libraries and museums are being priced out of buying national treasures by private investors snapping up items from the country's early history. Video, Audio

Recently it was announced that the hotly-debated statue of Captain James Cook atop Titirangi Hill in Gisborne is to be moved to the local Tairawhiti Museum. The move coincides with the equally… Audio