Special book viewings and book-making
National Library
Book tour
Join curatorial, research and conservation staff at the National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa for a special viewing of photobooks, personal albums and other original photographic material from the Alexander Turnbull Library collections. The event also includes a rare back-of-house tour of the National Library’s world-class storage vault for photographic film negatives.
Friday 7 August
10:30am-12:00 & 1:30-3:00pm
Meet at the ground floor reception
National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa
Corner Molesworth & Aitken St
Free event
Te Papa
Assemble your own photobook
If the Festival’s book fair inspires you, then join Te Papa staff for an opportunity to assemble your own miniature photobook. Explore photographs from Te Papa’s collections, and create new sequences and relationships between your favourites. Then learn how to finish your book using simple bookbinding techniques.
Saturday 8 August
Toi Art foyer, Level 4, Te Papa