Auckland Museum is developing a new exhibition centered on love and loss. From letters and diaries to emails and direct messages, this exhibition will explore the ways we communicate feelings of love and how that has changed and stayed the same over time.
We want you to help us tell this story.
We are asking for submissions of communication from Aucklanders in the form of letters, emails or messages which express feelings of love, loss or longing.
It could be romantic, sweet, sad or painful. They may be recent, reflecting the sense disconnection that has characterised the COVID-19 pandemic, or something that’s been held personally or in your family for some time. Perhaps it was the first love letter you had sent or received from your partner, or a letter you wished you’d never received at all.
Selected submissions will form part of a film which will showcase the letters or messages being read aloud, by the sender, the recipient, or between both.
If you are not comfortable with being filmed, or you would like to remain anonymous, we would still like to hear from you! There may be other ways to include your story in the exhibition.