A 1928 Thomson banjo, held by Miss Jennifer Queree, the curator of Canterbury history at the Canterbury Museum, is part of an early New Zealand music display, left, that has been set up at the museum to celebrate International Museum Day today. The displays that have been prepared include fossils, live insects, and an Antarctic camp. Numerous activities such as folk dancing, Maori songs, lace-making, and carving, are planned for today and tomorrow. A demonstration by “Sniff,” a police dog, will be held today at 11 a.m. The polyphone at the museum will also be working.
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Press, 18 May 1984, Page 5
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96A 1928 Thomson banjo, held by Miss Jennifer Queree, the curator of Canterbury history at the Canterbury Museum, is part of an early New Zealand music display, left, that has been set up at the museum to celebrate International Museum Day today. The displays that have been prepared include fossils, live insects, and an Antarctic camp. Numerous activities such as folk dancing, Maori songs, lace-making, and carving, are planned for today and tomorrow. A demonstration by “Sniff,” a police dog, will be held today at 11 a.m. The polyphone at the museum will also be working. Press, 18 May 1984, Page 5
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