External Focus - Practical and Decorative Casings

The exhibition showcases practical and decorative casings from the Whāngarei Museum collection.

Cases, pouches, boxes, containers, pockets, cylinders, kete, chests and trunks – these are all on display for our new exhibition. Objects can be valued for their practical or ornate qualities, and this is commonly mirrored in how they are contained. The exhibition showcases practical and decorative casings from the Whāngarei Museum collection.