Rotorua residents have the chance to glimpse into hidden spaces behind the scenes of New Zealand museums and galleries.
An exhibition of contemporary photographer Neil Pardington's work will be on display at Rotorua Museum.
The exhibition, called The Vault, is a photographic exhibition of collections which are normally closed to the public.
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Museum public programmes manager William Yip said the images included animals and birds in taxidermy storerooms, paintings fastened to sliding storage walls, specimens in jars, shelves of films in tins, taonga Maori, textiles, card catalogues and much more.
Exhibition curator Ken Hall said The Vault was like a museum of museums. "It is also a metaphor for the idea of memory, both individual and collective," he said. "Pardington's gathering of storage spaces also suggests a vast collection of strange, unanticipated found art. Placed under a spotlight, the hidden back rooms and corners of our museums and galleries offer many thought-provoking and surprising tales."
Mr Yip said Pardington had exhibited his work nationally and internationally and had worked as an artist, designer and film-maker.
"He is one of New Zealand's most highly regarded photographers and his work is held in both private and public collections," Mr Yip said, The Vault runs until December 4.
