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Books on a trolley

How do you catalogue a 150-year-old library?

Te Aka Matua Research Library at Te Papa currently has a collection of over 60,000 books and supports the work of Te Papa kaimahi with its wide-ranging books and resources about Aotearoa New Zealand history, Pacific cultures, mātauranga Māori, art, natural history, and museum studies. The library was first mentionedRead more

2024-12-16
By: Kim McClintock
On: 16 Dec 2024
In: Behind the scenes, History

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