Post by suthg on May 27, 2013 18:17:02 GMT 12
Director Sir Peter Jackson and Weta Workshop effects wizard Sir Richard Taylor have teamed up with Te Papa to recreate a gritty "trench experience" as part of the WWI centenary commemorations.
"It was in the trenches that the Anzac spirit was born. The centenary is a significant event for New Zealand and I'm looking forward to working with Te Papa to tell the Anzac story," Jackson said.
More than 18,000 Kiwis were killed in action and 55,000 were wounded during WWI, which raged from 1914 to 1918.
The Quinn's Post trench, the most famous position in the Anzac line on Gallipoli will be recreated, Te Papa chief executive Michael Houlihan said.
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Te Papa's centennial programme is themed around conflict and its impact on people and societies, with a particular focus on how conflict has shaped New Zealand nationhood and identity over the past thousand years.
The schedule also includes an outreach programme, Kiwi Faces of World War I, to identify soldiers photographed just before they went to war and an illustrated book by Te Papa Press based on original research highlighting the impact of war on the home front.
The free exhibition will open in time for the centenary of the Gallipoli invasion in April 2015.
Should be a great attraction in Te Papa from 25 April 2015 onwards!! No images yet or plans shared.
"It was in the trenches that the Anzac spirit was born. The centenary is a significant event for New Zealand and I'm looking forward to working with Te Papa to tell the Anzac story," Jackson said.
More than 18,000 Kiwis were killed in action and 55,000 were wounded during WWI, which raged from 1914 to 1918.
The Quinn's Post trench, the most famous position in the Anzac line on Gallipoli will be recreated, Te Papa chief executive Michael Houlihan said.
More Here
Te Papa's centennial programme is themed around conflict and its impact on people and societies, with a particular focus on how conflict has shaped New Zealand nationhood and identity over the past thousand years.
The schedule also includes an outreach programme, Kiwi Faces of World War I, to identify soldiers photographed just before they went to war and an illustrated book by Te Papa Press based on original research highlighting the impact of war on the home front.
The free exhibition will open in time for the centenary of the Gallipoli invasion in April 2015.
Should be a great attraction in Te Papa from 25 April 2015 onwards!! No images yet or plans shared.
