Lecture Series - 2010

The joint MAANZ and Maritime Friends of the Museum of Wellington City & Sea lecture series for 2010 is provided here as a record of the interesting and wide-ranging topics covered by the lectures.

14 Feb 2010 (all day)
Island Bay Festival – MAANZ provided a display about our activities

17 Feb 2010 (MAANZ)
 “Various Maritime Museums in North America” Talk by John Ackrill

5 –7 March 2010
Field trip to Taranaki - Ken Scadden and Andy Dodd

9 March 2010 (MAANZ and Maritime Friends)
“General Grant” Talk by Ken Scadden

13 April 2010 at 7.30pm (Maritime Friends)
‘Wellington Harbour from a sailor’s perspective’ With Maritime Friend Captain John Brown
Museum of Wellington City & Sea Education Room, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Entry by donation, supper provided

14 April 2010 (MAANZ)
“Fish and Ships” by Pat Baker. Pat is an accomplished photographer who specialises in underwater subjects. He is visiting from the West Australian Maritime Museum. (Flyer - PDF 70 KB)

11 May 2010 at 7.30pm (Maritime Friends)
‘Miramar Peninsula Defences’ Presented by historian and author, Peter Cooke
Museum of Wellington City & Sea Education Room, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Entry by donation, supper provided

19 May 2010 at 7.30pm (MAANZ)
‘S.S. Wairarapa’ by Tony Howell,
Looking at the 1894 shipwreck, NZ’s third worst maritime disaster that left 121 dead
Museum of Wellington City & Sea Education Room, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Entry $5 or donation for MAANZ members, supper provided

8 June 2010 at 7.30pm (Maritime Friends)
Maritime Friends AGM followed by guest speaker, Brett Mason, Director of MOWCAS on ‘The future of MOWCAS and why it isn’t a maritime museum’
Museum of Wellington City & Sea Education Room, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Entry by donation, supper provided

16 June 2010 at 7.30pm (MAANZ)
‘The Lost Radeaux’
A DVD viewing, detailing the sinking, discovery and archaeological survey of the 1758 Land Tortoise, North America’s oldest intact warship.
Museum of Wellington City & Sea Education Room, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Entry $5 or donation for MAANZ members, supper provided

13 July 2010 at 7.30pm (Maritime Friends)
‘Naval Brigades 1830-1918’ With Maritime Friend William Pitt
Museum of Wellington City & Sea Education Room, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Entry by donation, supper provided

10 August 2010 at 7.30pm (Maritime Friends)
‘Maritime Miscellanea’ – our version of the Antiques Roadshow
Museum of Wellington City & Sea Education Room, Queens Wharf, Wellington
Entry by donation, supper provided