Events in week starting Sunday 11 November 2012

Bring out your inner puppeteer!

Hear David Kester, former head of Britain’s Design Council, talk about the power of design to transform communities and public services.

Join artist Dick Frizzell for an Angels & Aristocrats floortalk in which he wonders about the evolution of composition in painting.

Angels & Aristocrats curator Mary Kisler reveals the secret symbolism of the clothes and costumes in selected portraits.

Join visiting material-culture specialist Beverly Lemire for an illustrated presentation about the history of the quilt.

Researcher Elizabeth Kay tells the story of the rediscovery and restoration of a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, on display in Angels & Aristocrats.

Duncan Campbell, of the Australian National University, discusses the politics of collecting objects in China, and how Chinese objects in New Zealand collections might improve cross-cultural understanding.