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Auckland Museum celebrates the rich aviation history of Papakura
The exhibition Walsh Brothers to Warbirds, opening soon at the Ernest Clarke Memorial Museum, acknowledges the rich
aviation history of the Papakura district, and the outstanding events which contributed to the countries flying
industry.
Walsh Brothers to Warbirds is produced by the Auckland War Memorial Museum in close collaboration with the Papakura
District Council and Ernest Clarke Memorial Museum. The exhibition covers significant aviation events and landmarks
within Papakura and beyond, including images of pilot training at Ardmore Airfield for World War Two and the restored
aircraft collections of the New Zealand Warbirds Association.
This Auckland Museum outreach exhibition has been a positive and collaborative process. The Auckland Museum exhibition
team worked closely with the staff at the Ernest Clarke Memorial Museum to select the themes of the exhibition. At the
duration of the exhibition, Auckland Museum will gift the prints to the Ernest Clarke Memorial Museum collection.
This exhibit is part of Auckland Museum’s regional touring programme that will see the Museum take mainly pictorial
exhibitions to civic centres’ throughout the wider Auckland region. The Ernest Clarke Memorial Museum will open the
exhibition to the public on Thursday June 5th.
Dr Vanda Vitali, the Museum Director is delighted with the Walsh Brothers to Warbirds exhibit. “These pictorial exhibits
give Auckland Museum the opportunity to share our collection with the people of Papakura and help them celebrate the
heritage of their region as well as the pictorial treasures of the regions museum.”
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