The performance provided a counterpoint to the exhibition Adorned . About 100 visitors viewed the performance, which was a great success. As a companion piece to Adorned , the Museum is currently displaying a small collection of work by contemporary jewellers who have been influenced by Pacific traditions. Alan Preston's neck piece of pearl shell plaque on hand-woven sennet cord provides a modern interpretation of a traditional object. All the stunning pieces in this display have been lent by private collectors.
Plans are underway for a number of future displays.
Carnivorous Solutions , described on the front page, will be installed shortly. Another display being developed, Pinned, Bottled and Stuffed , will express some of the exuberance for collecting natural history specimens. A third will replace the current display on preservation with one on a similar theme. At the same time, Margaret Humphrey in the Invertebrate Collection is coordinating ideas for a display on colour in nature using our insects and birds. Additionally, work is well in train for the next major exhibition to open in March 2001.