Exhibition: The Butcher, the Baker, the Ice Cream Maker: Food Sites in Ōtautahi
18 October 2018
Come and check out our FESTA 2018 exhibition
Perfection Ice Cream advertisement (pg38, Official souvenir of the Canterbury Centennial Games International, held at Christchurch, 26th December 1950-3rd January 1951, Aristo Press, 1951)
From the home kitchen to the classic tea room, the local butcher to the biscuit factory, this digital exhibition explores how food production and distribution has shaped our community.
Architectural drawings and photographs sourced from the Macmillan Brown Library archives explore Ōtatauhi’s rich association between food and the built environment.
The exhibition is part of FESTA 2018.
It will be displayed thorugh a shop window in Kettlewell Lane at The Crossing from Friday 19 October to Monday 22 October
FESTA information about the exhibition
Macmillan Brown Library - Te Puna Rakahau o Macmillan Brown
Phone: +64 3 369 4499 (extn 94499)
Email:macbrown@libr.canterbury.ac.nz
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