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Using museum collections to solve the Pink and White Terraces mystery

Scientist and aspiring field art historian George Hook shares his story on how he applied new methodology to help pin down the location of the iconic Pink and White Terraces, lost to the world with the Mt Tarawera eruption of 1886.Read more

2019-06-05
By: Guest writer
On: 5 Jun 2019
In: Art, History, Photography, Science

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