Cook’s Plants Among Those to be Digitized at Herbarium

Cook’s Plants Among Those to be Digitized at Herbarium

Commemorations (2019x)

Dec 22, 2018 | Commemorations (2019x), News, Other

Plants that were salvaged after Captain Cook’s Endeavour ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef nearly 250 years ago, will be photographed to create never before seen images in a permanent digital record.  It’s part of a project that will carefully photograph 1.4 million specimens at the National Herbarium of NSW, giving plant lovers and the broader scientific community access to botanical treasurers that until now have been kept behind closed doors.

A Voyage of Discovery at Horsham Museum

A Voyage of Discovery at Horsham Museum

Commemorations (2019x)

Dec 13, 2018 | Commemorations (2019x), News, Other

Horsham Museum and Art Gallery’s latest exhibition ‘Voyages to the Pacific’ is inspired by the 250th Anniversary of the departure of James Cook’s first voyage to Tahiti in 1768.  The exhibition draws on the museum’s remarkable collection of ethnographic material. The show highlights the interactions and exchanges that have taken place between the peoples of Europe and the Pacific over the last 250 years, including Horsham’s residents whose objects are displayed.

Re-imagining Captain Cook – Pacific Perspectives (29 November 2018 – 4 August 2019)

Re-imagining Captain Cook – Pacific Perspectives (29 November 2018 – 4 August 2019)

British Commemorations

Dec 10, 2018 | British Commemorations, Commemorations (2019x), News, Other

250 years ago, James Cook left England on the first of three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean.  A skillful navigator, he visited many places new to Europeans and his voyage accounts were widely read and celebrated.  Today, his legacy is sometimes debated.  In the Pacific, Islanders continue to remember the encounters that occurred, re-imagining them in artworks which reflect on their impact. This exhibition at the British Museum runs 29 November 2018 to 4 August 2019.