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Frith Williams

Head of Exhibition Renewal

‘I’ve never seen the gallery like this before’: Experiencing Toi Art through dance

Transfixed by BodyCartography Project’s Walk with me tour of Toi Art, Head of Exhibition Renewal Frith Williams wrote down her thoughts in the middle of the night, “so I could remember it later.” Here’s what she wrote.Read more

2018-05-08
By: Frith Williams
On: 8 May 2018
In: Art, Behind the scenes
Gallipoli opening Jack Dunn Richard Taylor Pat White

How the heck would a grunt know that?

We presented soldiers’ actual words as much as possible, but had to create an imagined soldier-narrator – ‘the grunt’ – to fill many gaps in the story.Read more

2015-07-21
By: Frith Williams
On: 21 Jul 2015
In: Behind the scenes, History

‘By jove it was awful’: Writing from the soldiers’ perspective

We made the call early on to write from the soldiers’ perspective. In an exhibition about their experiences, it felt important to use their words.Read more

2015-06-11
By: Frith Williams
On: 11 Jun 2015
In: Behind the scenes, History, Māori

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