LATE 06: Species Identity Now & Future

Smart Talk: Professor Peter Gluckman, Dr Stephen Goldson
Great Music: Dimmer
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Two of New Zealand’s greatest minds and one of our most acclaimed musicians feature at Auckland Museum’s LATE 06: Species Identity Now and Future. The grand finale of the first LATE series sees a panel discussion with Professor Peter Gluckman and Dr Stephen Goldson, alongside a performance by legendary Shayne Carter and his band Dimmer. It also celebrates the opening of the museum's new exhibition Wonderland: The Mystery of the Orchid.

The evening’s panel discussion, moderated by Finlay Macdonald, features Professor Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and recipient of our top science award, the Rutherford Medal. Also on the panel is Chief Scientist at AgResearch, Dr Goldson, who is widely recognised as a world leader in the areas of biosecurity and science advocacy. Dr Goldson was recently named one of New Zealand’s most influential people.

Performing in the Atrium is Dimmer, whose front man Shayne Carter was last year inducted into New Zealand’s Music Hall of Fame. Since emerging from the fertile Dunedin scene with his band Straightjacket Fits, Carter’s music has helped define a uniquely Kiwi sound.

A distinctive songwriter and compelling performer, Shayne Carter brings Dimmer to the Museum promising a mix of classic songs and new material from the forthcoming album Degrees of Existence, due for release at the end of July.

Orchids have driven rational people to crazy extremes for centuries. What makes this flower so irresistible? That’s exactly the question explored by Auckland Museum’s multi-sensory exhibition Wonderland: The Mystery of the Orchid. The exhibition features cutting edge technology and world-class design to bring the stories of the orchid to life in vivid detail. LATE 06 marks the exhibition's grand opening.

Throughout the evening the museum’s galleries will be open, allowing the public to experience Sonic Museum. The Sonic project has seen Auckland Museum join forces with some of the biggest names in New Zealand music, including Nathan Haines, Don McGlashan and Tiki Taane, to produce a series of exclusive new music tracks inspired by a gallery of their choice in the Museum. These can be listened to by hiring headphones, or by downloading the tracks from museum website.

This is one LATE you don't want to miss!

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