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Toitū Otago Settlers
Museum Board
1 August 2018
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Reports
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum Activity
Report
Department: Arts and Culture
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
report covers the activities of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum (TOSM) for the
period of 1 May to 30 June 2018.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Committee:
a) Notes the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum Report.
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BACKGROUND
2. Not applicable
DISCUSSION
Visitors
3. This
has been another record year for visitation to TOSM, with 316,836 visitors
attending programmes, events and exhibitions at the Museum. This represents a
7,345, or 2% increase on the previous year. 41,862 people visited during
the May – June 2018 reporting period.
4. From
1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 there were 51,194 visitors to the Dunedin Chinese
Garden (DCG), an overall increase of 30 on the previous 12 months. Visitors to
the DCG were 4,127 for the May – June 2018 reporting period.
(Note: The high number of visitors in
February 2018 was a result of the Chinese New Year event. In 2017 the Chinese
New Year event was held in the month of January. The Chinese New Year is the
moon occurring between 21 January and 20 February each year.)
Financial
Summary
5. The
financial results below are for the period ended 31 May 2018, and include the
operations of both TOSM and the DCG.
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Year to
Date 31 May 2018
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Actual
$000
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Budget
$000s
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Variance
$000
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Revenue
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5,185
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5,098
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87
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F
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Expenditure
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4,991
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5,031
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40
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F
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Net Surplus/(Deficit)
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194
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67
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127
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F
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Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
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193
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57
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136
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F
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Dunedin Chinese Garden
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1
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10
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- 9
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U
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Net Surplus/(Deficit)
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194
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67
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127
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F
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6. The
Financial Year to May 2018 was $127K Favourable. The financial results
for TOSM/DCG were in line with forecast expectations. Financial results
for June 2018 are pending.
Visitor
Experience
Exhibitions
7. The
Scottish colours flags were lowered on 7 May 2018 and replaced with the French
and New Zealand flags on 11 May 2018. (The Scottish colours have regularly been
hung in the Call to Arms Gallery to coincide
with ANZAC commemorations.)
8. The
popular Sketched in Stone exhibition closed to
the public on 13 May 2018. The exhibition was drawn from the Toitu art
collection and included many fine examples of lithography from the Victorian
and Edwardian eras.
9. The
Creative Dunedin display was updated on 21 May
2018.
10. No.1
Field Punishment, a video artwork by Pirate & Queen productions
was installed on 22 May 2018 near the southern entrance to the Special
Exhibitions Gallery, in close proximity to The
Women’s War Exhibition.
11. Toitu
te Whare Taoka, the display of photographs and audio-visual material
showcasing Kai Tahu whanui’s ongoing relationship with the Museum closed
on 23 May 2018. The display received support from local and visiting Ngāi
Tahu rūnaka.
12. The
Women’s War: Patriotism, Service & Dissent closed in the
Special Exhibitions Gallery on 24 June 2018. Preparation is now underway for
the Museum’s next major temporary exhibition, Suffrage
& Beyond – 1893-2018 which marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New
Zealand. Suffrage & Beyond opens in the
Special Exhibitions Gallery on 7 September 2018.
13. What
If? Otago’s Harbour Vision display of the architectural models
for the proposed long-term Harbour development created by Dunedin company, Architecture
Van Brandenburg continues in the NZR Bullnose area of the Museum until the end
of August 2018. The feedback tree received thousands of responses from visitors
which fed directly into the DCC’s 10 Year Plan. The feedback tree has now
returned to gathering Museum visit feedback.
Public Programmes
14. There were a
total of 29 programmes held during May – June 2018 with a total of 626
attendees.
15. A highlight
of these programmes was Toitū Te Awa Toitū Te
Whenua, Toitū Ngā Wāhine as part of iD Dunedin
Fashion in the Josephine Foyer on May 1 which attracted over 100 attendees.
Education
Learning Experiences
Outside the Classroom (LEOTC)
16. A total of
1,264 students participated in LEOTC programmes during May – June 2018
period. This figure comprises 284 secondary students and 980 primary students,
with 371 adults accompanying these groups.
17. For a full
description of all Visitor Experience activity held during the reporting period
please see Attachment A.
Collections
Management
18. Objects and lithographs from the Sketched in Stone and Women’s
War: Patriotism, Service & Dissent exhibitions
have been moved from exhibition display to the collection areas for processing
and return into storage.
19. There were 575 new records built in Vernon
for the May – June 2018 period.
20. The Collections team members continue
processing potential donation objects through the IR process and seven
offers of objects for the collection have been received for consideration by
the curators during this period.
21. New pallets for stacking objects previously
stored on the floor have been purchased. Proper storage of these objects will
help rationalise space in the Large Object Store and improve access to all
items located there. The purchase of a forklift will be considered
as part of our Capital Expenditure programme in the new financial year.
22. For a full
description of Collections activity held during the reporting period please see
Attachment A.
Mana
Whenua Engagement
23. The Cultural
Mapping Team from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (TRoNT) assisted TOSM staff
with the transfer of the Bill Dacker Collection during May 2018. The
collection was delivered to TRoNT in Christchurch and will be digitally
archived making a historical resource available for TRoNT and TOSM.
24. A carved
waharoa, or gateway is planned to be installed at the entrance to the TOSM
Galleries. Ngāi Tahu have granted $23,525 to the Museum to help realise
this project.
25. Staff from
TOSM hosted a group from Tauranga investigating the possible development of a
museum in Tauranga. This group also engaged with other cultural institutions in
Dunedin during their visit to the city.
26. A group of
Kavanagh College students devised and performed an original piece of drama to
commemorate the 1840 signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Otakou. This piece was
performed three times on 13 June 2018 and was part of the Museum’s
advertised visitor programme. This is the third year Kavanagh College have used
performance and drama to broaden their understanding of the early settler -
mana whenua relationship.
27. During the
May – June 2018 period members of the Visitor Experience team met with
mana whenua to develop migration stories as part of an exhibition scheduled for
2020.
Partnerships
and Collaborations
28. Members of the
Otago Embroiderer’s Guild are working with the Collections team to
develop a new suffrage banner as part of the upcoming Suffrage
and Beyond exhibition. The registrar continues the work with two
skilled volunteer embroiderers one afternoon per week on re-housing some of the
textile works.
29. During the
month of June 2018 the Otago Early Settlers Association (OSA) Rockliff
scholarship recipient has been trained in Vernon cataloguing and has made good
progress cataloguing items from this collection.
30 TRENZ
was held in Dunedin from 7- 10 May 2018 with 1,200 delegates representing
international travel and tourism buyers. TOSM and DCG collaborated with
Olveston historic home marketing a combined offer in part of a wider city
programme for buyers.
Commercial
Activity
Retail
31. Revenue for
retail is $20,364 for May – June 2018 which is an increase in retail of
$1,340 on the same period last year.
Venue Hire
32. Revenue
for venue hire is $26,495 at the Financial Year to date 31 May 2018. (A
comparative figure will be available in the next Financial Year.)
Dunedin
Chinese Garden
33. Steering
Group meetings were held in May and June 2018 to plan the Ten Year Anniversary
celebrations of the Garden. The anniversary is scheduled for September
2018. A photographic display at the DCG will open the occasion on 14
September 2018.
34. A series of
scholars will be visiting the DCG from August 2018 through to the Chinese New
Year in February 2019 as part of commemorating the Ten Year Anniversary.
Scholars will engage with the public in areas of Chinese cultural expertise.
35. The DCG held
the annual Legend of Qu Yuan event on 17 June
2018. Over 150 visitors attended the event through-out the day. The Legend of Qu Yuan has been more commonly known as the
Dragon boat festival.
36. For full
details of the Dunedin Chinese Garden during the reporting period please see
Attachment A.
OPTIONS
31 There are no options
as the report is for information only.
NEXT
STEPS
32 There are no next
steps as the report is for information only.
Signatories
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Author:
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Cam McCracken - Dunedin Public Art Gallery Director
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Authoriser:
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Nick Dixon - Group Manager Ara Toi
Simon Pickford - General Manager Community Services
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Attachments
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Additional Activity
Information
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SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS
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Fit with purpose
of Local Government
This report relates to providing a public service and it
is considered good-quality and cost-effective.
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Fit with strategic
framework
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Contributes
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Detracts
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Not applicable
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Social Wellbeing Strategy
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Economic Development Strategy
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Environment Strategy
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Arts and Culture Strategy
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3 Waters Strategy
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Spatial Plan
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Integrated Transport Strategy
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Parks and Recreation Strategy
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Other strategic projects/policies/plans
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The activities in this report support the Arts and
Culture, Economic Development and Social Wellbeing Strategies.
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Māori Impact
Statement
There are no known impacts for tangata whenua. The Museum
consults with and works closely with the Kāi Tahu Advisory Group.
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Sustainability
No implications although the principle of sustainability
underpins all of the activity of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and the
Dunedin Chinese Garden.
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LTP/Annual Plan /
Financial Strategy /Infrastructure Strategy
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Financial
considerations
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Significance
In terms of the Council’s Significance and
Engagement Policy, the matters in this report are deemed to be of low
significance.
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Engagement –
external
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Engagement -
internal
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Risks: Legal /
Health and Safety etc.
There are no legal or health and safety risks related to
matters in this report.
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Conflict of
Interest
There are no known conflicts of interest.
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Community Boards
There are no specific implications for Community Boards.
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