Museum of Transport and Technology

Museum of Transport and Technology entrance with tram station.

MOTAT entrance with tram station

First up is Welcome to the Machine bilingual exhibition

The locomotive as part of the Welcome to the Machine exhibition.

Inside the Western Springs pumping station!

Pumps and miscellaneous machinery inside the Western Springs pumping station.

Sir Ed Hillary's journey in Antarctica.

Red tractor driven in Antarctica by Sir Ed Hillary

Fire Engine!

Fir engine used in the olden days.

Meola Road Hangar housing a myriad of restored aircrafts.

Meola Road Hangar with a range of aircrafts

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Auckland War Memorial Museum Exterior

Inside is a stained glass skyline with important New Zealand symbolism.

Stained glass skyline by PurpleLorikeet

Finally, a view of the museum at night

Museum night view by Chris Gin

Te Papa Tongarewa

Te Papa Tongarewa is the Museum of New Zealand. Below embedded are photos I took on visiting in October 2015.

Te Papa Website

Women in Science: A flickr Set

Mildred Fenton, by the Smithsonian Institute, no known copyright restrictions.
The Smithsonian institute archives released women scientist and engineer images in March this year.

The Smithsonia Institute photography blog is The Bigger Picture. Some of the collection were used in the exhibition Women and Science at Science Service.

Da Vinci: Modern Interpretations

Waikto Museum is showing "Da Vinci Machines: The inventions and designs of a genius" from 14 March to 29 June.

I went to the show on opening day.

• Museum Website provides ongoing events.
• 28 March talk on theatre design and mask making for the kids.
• Renaissance Fest on 3 April.
• Exhibition Tours on the 4 - 5 April weekend.
• 2 May lecture on Da Vinci's Influence and model making for the kids.

The Online Photographer

The Online Photographer presents photographs and comments by friens. One of their earliest link share was Somali Kiwis. The article is titled "Veil of Secrecy Lifted on Somali Community". Photos by Mark Hamilton.

Originally The Online Photographer. Current site is www.theonlinephotographer.com