Diverse workshops to highlight Far North heritage
Te Ahu Museum is celebrating the unique culture and history of the Far North with a week-long schedule of workshops, films, discussions, and presentations. The very first Far North Heritage Week kicks off on Monday 16 January at 10am at Te Ahu, Kaitāia.
Te Ahu Museum is celebrating the unique culture and history of the Far North with a week-long schedule of workshops, films, discussions, and presentations. The very first Far North Heritage Week kicks off on Monday 16 January at 10am at Te Ahu, Kaitāia and includes over a dozen workshops that feature authors, artists, local iwi, genealogists, and other history experts.
Taumata Kōrero – Te Whakaputanga me Te Tiriti starts the week with an iwi panel discussion about Whakaputanga (Declaration of Independence), the Treaty and their impact on the people and land of Te Hiku o Te Ika.
Another stand out workshop will be the DNA Clinic presented by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists who will provide advice on how to read your DNA results correctly and fully understand what the tests mean.
A three-hour conservation workshop, Nesting Your Best, will teach you how to conserve your personal taonga, keepsakes or family heirlooms.
The week of heritage workshops finishes on Friday 20 January with a session on Early Northland Photographers which includes a presentation on Charlie Dawes, known as “Everybody’s” photographer, and award-winning portrait and documentary photographer Adrian Cook discussing his project recreating the 19th Century wet plate collodion process. Wet plate portrait sessions will be available for the public with Adrian on Saturday and Sunday. Bookings are essential.
To book into a workshop (numbers are limited) email kiaora@teahumuseum.nz.
Go to Te Ahu Museum Facebook page for a complete schedule of the Far North Heritage Week.