'Better Than Beatrice' hat making workshop seen through the wet specimen case
Stranger Than Fiction is just about to enter its final two weeks and they're likely to be busy, what with school holidays and all. Visitors have been enjoying some fabulous hands-on workshops in the exhibition space, inspired of course by the wonders on display. The Better Than Beatrice hat making workshop, run by local artist Dale Copeland, resulted in a Mary Rutherford one-off that definitely rivalled Philip Treacy's Royal wedding creation for Princess Beatrice!
Mary's unique headwear was made out of a straw hat and was given some incredible embellishments and fine feather touches. Hat making was also the order of the day for the Museum Madness workshop, run by Puke Ariki educator Erin Flanigan, on 18 June. Salvador Brebner and Daisy Johnson certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves as they created hats inspired by the exhibition and wrote accompanying labels.
The hats from the workshop are still on display in Stranger Than Fiction ... pop over and check them out!
This Saturday's Icky Things in Jars workshop is filling up fast, but there is another one on Saturday 30 July if your young one misses out this weekend. We also have a second Museum Madness workshop on offer on Saturday 23 July. Tell all your friends!
Time is running out for Stranger Than Fiction label writing ... unleash those creative impulses and write us a story to rival all others!!! And if you haven't already, don't forget you can check out some of the label highlights on Puke Ariki's Flickr account:
On other Ruru business, we're delighted to see that the I Digress ... scavenger hunts are getting more and more popular. So far over 1,300 scavenger hunts have been undertaken by intrepid Puke Ariki visitors. No doubt there are many a proud Ruru badge wearers out there in the community! Your Ruru team is just starting to contemplate writing some new scavenger hunts, so watch this space ...
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