Pah Homestead, home of the Wallace Arts Trust. Auckland, New Zealand. Image; Su Leslie
Auckland’s art galleries are closed during the current lock-down, but this will be high on my places to visit when they re-open.
Not here today #10
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That’s the sort of house that’s lovely but in the right atmosphere would also be perfect for a haunted house or some scary supernatural movie 🙂
janet
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I’m pretty sure it’s been used more than once in horror movies — including one of Peter Jackson’s early films I think 🤔
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That sky! With many of Auckland’s eminent buildings being built in craters that are thought to be dormant, is this the case with Pah Homestead?
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The whole city is built on a volcanic field; monogenetic, so once a cone/crater has formed, the next eruption takes place somewhere else in the field. Pah Homestead is on a hilltop, but whether that hill is a very small volcano, I’m not sure.
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This is a wonderful and very natural setting for a museum, Su. I love it.
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Thanks Peter. The gardens are a wonderful place to visit in themselves.
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Interesting building for an art gallery, Su.
Leslie
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It was once the largest private home in Auckland, and works surprisingly well as an art gallery
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It has a lot of character…
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It does. The interior is beautiful, with wonderful ceiling details and cornices and gorgeous polished wooden floors.
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A perfect place for an art gallery….
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That is a beautiful image, Su!
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Thank you Amy
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This is beautiful. You had an amazing sky.
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Thanks; yeah, it was a lovely day
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Was just listening to Alastair Sooke on his podcast The Way I See It yesterday and he mentioned that in this age, museums are our new churches, where we get away from the hustle & bustle of life where we encounter our spiritual selves. So, I hear you Su.
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That’s a really interesting observation. Museums and libraries are definitely places where I feel at peace and contemplative.
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Hope they will both reopen for you after this weekend’s change in lockdown status.
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Lovely building! I haven’t been to any museums or galleries yet although I believe they’re open with restrictions regarding the number of visitors.
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I kept telling myself I’d go to a couple of exhibitions that were extended because of the first lock-down, and now after this one, I’m not feeling all that confident about it.
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I’ve heard that many museums offer online tours these days. Of course that’s not the same thing as going in person but a nice show of effort and a good way to compromise I think.
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Totally agree.
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