Who Cared? Otago Nurses in WWI
Based on the historical novel Lives We Leave Behind by local author Dr Maxine Alterio, this immersive and interactive exhibition told the stories of nurses who cared for wounded soldiers during the Great War.
Special Exhibition
Based on the historical novel Lives We Leave Behind by local author Dr Maxine Alterio, this immersive and interactive exhibition told the stories of nurses who cared for wounded soldiers during the Great War.
Visitors to the exhibition stepped back in time and into the No. 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital in Wisques, France. They got an insight into what the lives of nurses and soldiers were like in autumn 1917 by reading their letters, touching their few possessions and listening to their conversations.
The exhibition was developed and researched by Bachelor of Design (Communication) students at Otago Polytechnic in association with the Otago Museum team.
