This is the best weather to be at work - chilly grey days with frequent spatters of rain.......so what is happening in the museum?
We have had our textile collection fumigated and now it is being condition-reported and carefully placed in these delicious new textile cabinets. It is a privilege to have safe storage for these fragile collection items and I really appreciate the work that Marie McKay, secretary of our trust board, and Libby Sharpe, our manager at South Taranaki District Council put in to obtain the funding for these - thanks very much.
As you can see the cabinets are just luscious.
The other photo is of Ena Baker's bridal veil and wedding dress. Ena and her husband Livingston Baker were married on June 11, 1953. She looked an absolute picture in this gorgeous frock with the long floating veil. Ena and Livingston were very active in the Patea Historical Society and founding trustees of the museum that is now Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki.
It is lovely to have her wedding dress in the collection and now, to be able to store it safely and give it the best care for posterity.
ka kite ano
Kristelle
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