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September 2012


Preparing.....

Thursday, 20th September 2012

Preparing.....

...and the painting begins....  

  • Preparing........and the painting begins....

This week saw the start of work in our gallery for the GOLD exhibition!! While planning has been going on for over a year behind the scene now things are starting to happen in our museum as well. The painters arrived on Monday and have begun changing the gallery ceiling from white to black!!

Watch this space for more porgress updates!!


Gold 150 Exhibition underway

Wednesday, 19th September 2012

The preparation work has begun for our major new exhibition opening on October 19. This exhibition is titled 'Gold is Where You Find It' 150 years of Gold in Central Otago. There will be interpretation panels, gold nuggets and gold paraphenalia on display. The exhibition runs until mid February 2013. This is an exhibition not to be missed and is the opening function for the Gold 150 celebrations in Arrowtown.