Chief Librarian Chris Szekely on the legacy set by Alexander Turnbull's bequest over a hundred years ago and the generations of New Zealanders who have helped continue building the Turnbull...
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New Zealanders
discovering their Heritage
The Turnbull Endowment Trust supports access to, and interpretation of the Alexander Turnbull Library’s vast, rich collections, ensuring that our stories and documentary heritage are available to all.
New Zealand stories come to light through use. Researchers, curators and the visiting public bring their perspectives and expertise to the Alexander Turnbull Library, using its collections to tell stories that help us understand and reflect on our history.
The Alexander Turnbull Library holds New Zealand’s documentary heritage, entrusted over its 100-year plus history. It continues to grow enriched by donations to its collections from everyday people. From New Zealand’s earliest newspapers to the master recordings of iconic Flying Nun Bands, the Library is a repository for our shared and unique culture, held in perpetuity.
“We are what we keep, we keep what we are.”
Mark Crookston, Associate Chief Librarian
Alexander Turnbull Library, 2019
Announcements, events, and news
Our heartfelt congratulations to our deputy chair, Suzanne Snively, DNZM, on her appointment as Honorary Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, in the New Year’s Honours list today.
Oliver Stead, Curator of the Drawings, Paintings and Prints Collection, spoke at a campaign launch ‘Paintings in Perpetuity’ about the role of paintings in documenting our history as well as...
A look behind-the-scenes at the making of a new documentary about the Alexander Turnbull Library and its staff and collections — plus a chance to watch the finished film.
A fundraising campaign to repair and clean oil paintings in the Turnbull Library collections was launched by the Turnbull Endowment Trust at the National Library in Wellington tonight.
The Alexander Turnbull Library is turning its eye towards the oil paintings in its care. The Library has a huge collection of oil paintings but because they don't deteriorate in...
View this video featuring Sam Neill, a toast to Alexander Turnbull Library, 23 November 2020.
(5:50 minutes)
View this video, A Century of Wonder (an ATL mini-documentary), 22 November 2020.
(16:42 minutes)
Monday 2 November 2020, 6pm to 7pm.
Join us for the annual Lilburn Lecture. Author and broadcaster Karyn Hay looks at the life of an artist, focusing on the challenges for a generation of New Zealand musicians and songwriters.