150 Treasures


Auckland War Memorial Museum

By Oliver Stead (Editor)

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Auckland Museum is a storehouse of our nation's, and the Pacific's, treasures. This book, produced as part of the Museum's 150th anniversary celebrations, showcases the very best from the collections. Each of the 150 pieces is accompanied by a lively account of its origins and significance, written by the curators who know these objects intimately. A brief history of the Museum is also included. Over 175 superb colour photographs present a vast range of material creating a book of national significance.
www.aucklandmusuem.com

305 x 235 mm, 196 pages, over 175 colour photographs, paperback with flaps

978-1-86953-499-8

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Oliver Stead (Editor)

Oliver Stead was born in Auckland. He studied Art History at the University of Auckland, and later at the University of Otago where he completed a PhD on the New Zealand-born art dealer and collector Sir Rex Nan Kivell. Oliver was Head of Collection Management at Auckland War Memorial Museum when he edited this book, including writing the brief history of the Museum. He is married to the designer Virginia Stead and is currently based in Canberra, Australia.