Cultural heritage is a dynamic concept, incorporating the ideas and values of many different organisations and individuals; it is heavily dependent on the context of the item or site being conserved, and transforms something from an old article into a historically significant object. A formal definition of cultural heritage did not appear in the Antarctic Treaty System until 1995, however Antarctic heritage value has been applied to various sites and monuments since the inception of the Treaty, from Shackleton’s Nimrod Hut to a heavy tractor. This report examines a number of case studies to determine the various ways in which heritage items and sites can be managed – such as the removal of the South Pole Dome – as well as their conservation after natural disasters, for instance the Christchurch earthquakes.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her eighth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff interviews staff of the Kaiapoi Museum about losing their museum building following the Canterbury earthquakes, and moving their collections into the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff with an update on activity at the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her tenth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her fourth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her fifth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her third month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her eleventh month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her second month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her first month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her twelfth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her seventh month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff introduces new groups to the Recovery Centre and considers best practice for cataloguing collections. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her ninth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff writes about treatment of textile collections following a visit from Te Papa conservator Rachel Collinge. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 July 2013 entitled, "Excelsior Excitment".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 21 August 2015 entitled, "Sociology of the City {Part 2(4) Sociology 355}".The entry was downloaded on 2 November 2016.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her sixth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff interviews Jane Teal, the Archivist of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, about her experiences rescuing the archive after the earthquakes and moving in to the Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post written by Thérèse Angelo, Director of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. This is the third guest post in the NZ Museums blog series marking the first anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake. This blog post was downloaded on 4 February 2015.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 31 December 2010 entitled, "Marred Memorial".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 February 2011 entitled, "Mourning Manchester Courts".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 January 2013 entitled, "'Tractive Tricksters".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 16 December 2013 entitled, "Memory Mural".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 23 October 2013 entitled, "'Home' by Julie Myerson".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 August 2012 entitled, "Good Graffiti".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 June 2013 entitled, "Father's Footsteps".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 May 2011 entitled, "Deconsecration and Destruction".
A story submitted by Jennifer to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 October 2010 entitled, "Poignant Poi".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 October 2012 entitled, "Building Brought to Light".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 May 2011 entitled, "Celebrating Samhain".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 May 2011 entitled, "Childhood Churches".