Storeroom with storage racks and shelving
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Collection Store - Aratoi Back of House Tour

Credit: Aratoi

A rare chance to go behind the scenes at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History. Head into the Collection Store with Director Sarah McClintock.

Aratoi holds the only public collection of Art in the Wairarapa and we are opening up the doors for a very special weekend! We care for nearly 3000 pieces of art, objects, taonga and natural history specimens held in our Collection Store. Take a tour behind the scenes with Sarah who will delight you with tales from the Collection plus explain how we care for our special objects and art.

Health & Safety

The Collection Store has stairs and is a working space. There may be objects on tables that will need to be avoided. No under 18's please. Bags or cameras aren't allowed in the Collection Store, please leave them at the Front Desk for the duration of the Tour.

Location
12 Bruce Street, Masterton

Regions

Wairarapa

Tags

Site Tour
Talk
Museum
Experience
Gallery

Event times

2-3pm Sat 8 Nov

Booking required

Cost: $20.00

Over 18's only please for the Collection Tour. Limited spaces apply.

Contact Aratoi, Email: info@aratoi.co.nz or Phone: 06 370001.

Event hosts

Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art & History

Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History is the only public collection of Art in the Wairarapa. The Wairarapa has always had a large and active artistic community, and in 1969 the Wairarapa Arts Centre was built by the Masterton Trust Lands Trust and opened on 11 October 1969. In the 90's, the Arts Centre building was shown to be inadequate, particularly for the growing collection of art works and Taonga Mãori. Many objects went out of the region to the Dominion Museum (now Te Papa). The new building, Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, opened in February 2002. At last the collection had dedicated climate-controlled storage. This has led to collecting beyond art and Taonga Mãori, to items that illustrate the social history of the region.

Email: info@aratoi.co.nz

Phone: 063700001