Auckland Museum News Number One March 1980

Page 1: Introduction by Director G.S. Park; Museum Staff - Staff changes and new appointments; Image - 18th century Tongan goddess figure from "Art of the Pacific".

Page 2: Art of the Pacific - Illustrated book published by Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Oxford University Press; New Zealand Mollusca - Publication by A.W.B. Powell; Exhibitions - "Auckland - Past and Future Landscapes" by Graham Turbott; Institute Syllabus - Monday March 31st "Fertilisers in the New Zealand Economy" by Dr John Rogers.

Page 3: Institute Syllabus Cont'd - Monday April 28 "Marae Etiquette" by Bob Kerr and the University Maori Club, Monday May 26th "Little Barrier Island" by Dr W. Hamilton; Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum - Records Publication series containing museum staff's scientific research papers - Latest issue volume 16 for 1979; Know Your Museum - Series of talks through Workers Educational Association by museum curators; Image - A.K. Johnson's coloured lithograph map of New Zealand published in Edinburgh in 1849. Acquired for the museum from Members Library Purposes Fund; Members' support for the museum.

Page 4: Members' support for the museum cont'd - Two funds established to enable additions to be made to the collections of objects otherwise not able to be obtained including map in image on page 3; Recent accessions - New Zealand pottery by Luke Adams (Christchurch), O.C. Stephens (Dunedin), and J. Rancich (Auckland) - Contemporary German studio pottery presented by NZ Society of Potters – Jewellery [sic] in memory of George Wooller - eighteenth century builder's model of a frigate on loan from D.W. Russell - a Webley Mark VI revolver from R.W. Murphy - collection of Rotuman handcrafts by S Samson - uniforms of Brigadier H.S. Kenrick, Director Medical Services, 2nd NZEF from B Worley; Your comments please - call for comments or suggestions on new Museum News format; Full Institute Syllabus for 1980 listed.