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14
Oct
Talk: The Russian World of Lord Rutherford
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
This year the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of Ernest, Lord Rutherford’s birth.
Held in the greatest esteem in New Zealand, Lord Rutherford is a graduate of the University of Canterbury, and a remarkable...
25
Jul
Talk: Lord Rutherford, Russian Physics and the Human Element
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Ernest Rutherford’s birth
This year the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of Ernest Rutherford’s birth. For the last four years our speaker Dr Olga Suvorova has been researching...
31
May
Exhibition: Meet the Russians – the 1820 visit to New Zealand
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us in celebrating the encounter in 1820 between Russian Antarctic explorers and Maori in Totaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound!
Explore the fascinating, little-known story of the meeting of two cultures, the taonga gifted to Russia,...
14
Mar
Talk: Hidden Treasures – Forgotten Taonga Māori in Russia
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Remarkable Māori artefacts in Russian museums in Saint Petersburg and Kazan have survived the chaos and destruction of WW1, the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War 1918-1920, the bombings and Siege...