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Annual Report Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust For the Year Ended 30 June 2017 Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi Cover Image: Obelisk 78” 1916, 2016, Jono Rotman (b.1974), gifted by the artist and Gow Langsford Gallery, collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2017/4/2, © Reproduced with kind permission of the Artist, Alexander Turnbull Library, Gow Langsford Gallery, Parlour Projects and MTG. Contents Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust ........................................................................................................................4 Chairman’s Report ...........................................................................................................................................5 Entity Information ............................................................................................................................................6 Financial Statements ......................................................................................................................................7 Notes to the Financial Statements ......................................................................................................................................11 Statement of Intent ........................................................................................................................................21 Auditor’s Report ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Appendix I List of Acquisitions ....................................................................................................................................... 29 The Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust works to protect, maintain and develop a regional collection that is acknowledged nationally as an outstanding reflection of Hawke’s Bay’s history and heritage. Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust The Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust (HBMT) holds one of the most significant regional collections in New Zealand, collected over 150 years. The collection comprises a wide range of treasures documenting the unique culture and heritage of the Hawke’s Bay region. The Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust works to protect, maintain and develop a regional collection that is acknowledged nationally as an outstanding reflection of Hawke’s Bay’s history and heritage. The Trust’s mission is to hold, protect and develop the collection for the people of the Hawke’s Bay in a manner that promotes understanding of, and interest in, our cultural heritage and the arts. The Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust provides value through: » A regional focus allowing economies of scale and a collection of national significance. » Political neutrality. » Independent stewardship on behalf of the Hawke’s Bay community and future generations. » Charitable status that encourages funding support. » A governance structure that enables input from key stakeholders including funding councils, iwi, friends and the wider community. The Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust focuses on four main goals. These goals are pursued in accordance with Museum Industry Standards (MIS). 1 To protect the collection through appropriate: » Storage » Security » Records Management 2 To maintain and enhance the quality of the collection through appropriate » Conservation » Accessioning » Decaccessioning 3 To maximise access to the collection through: » Exhibitions - at the Hastings City Art Gallery and MTG Hawke’s Bay » Faraday Centre and other institutions as appropriate » Research - based on the Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust collection » Archives - at MTG Hawke’s Bay 4 To further develop the collection through: » Fundraising - by working with the Hawke’s Bay Museums Foundation » Reserves and bequests - that are strategically and appropriately budgeted and managed » Relationships - that are fostered and managed to support the ongoing development of the collection. 4 Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust - Annual Report Year Ended June 2017 Chairman’s Report The Museum’s collection was shared with the public Poppelwell, and Great Grandfather Clock by Ben through a number of collection-based exhibitions Pearce. The Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust purchased during 2016/17. Bringing China Home looked at three Geoffrey Fuller paintings, and a leaflet titled the relationship between Hawke’s Bay and China, Ko te Pukapuka a te hui no nga Mihanere, translated primarily through the eyes of local man Bill Yuren. by William Colenso of the Jubilee Statement of the Church Missionary Society, dated 2 November 1848. A Glimpse of India provided an opportunity to display the somewhat eclectic mix of objects that have been acquired primarily through Colonial and tourism There has also been a richly diverse range of items activities. gifted to the collection in 2016/17. These include; The very popular Out of the Box exhibition saw a a beautiful Kahu Kiwi (kiwi feather cloak); seven complete floor-to-ceiling gallery hang of artworks architectural plans by Louis Hay including the Clyde from the collection with approximately 10% of the Hotel in Wairoa and the Napier Central Fire Station; fine art collection on display. Sharing the chinaware a Gwen Malden watercolour; 146 photographs from held by the Trust, Time for Tea explored changing the 1950s of the Blossom Parade in Hastings; 23 black social habits and rituals. Sharing and highlighting the and white photographs of Art Deco homes in Hawke’s enormous musical talent among Ngati Kahungunu, Bay by photographer Richard Wotton; and a pencil He Manu Tioriori explores over 100 years of singers, drawing of sketches by Bryan Dew. songwriters, musicians and more. One other exhibition this year, Collection storage continues to be a high priority for Speedlines and Ziggurats, was not a collection the Trust and we are working closely with Napier City exhibition when on display but subsequently, thanks Council to find a long-term home for the important to the generosity of the artist, these works have collections we hold on behalf of the community. all become part of the MTG collection and will be available for future use and enjoyment. Also this year the Heynes Gallery opened off the The Trust’s finances continue to be sound, with surplus Octagon, adding more display space to share the funds invested in interest-bearing term deposits. treasures held by the museum and items borrowed in, In December 2015, the Trust successfully assumed increasing the richness of experience for visitors. responsibility for the administration and care of three bequests, which financially contribute to the Trust. It has been pleasing for the Trust to receive a full year’s The Trust’s most significant acquisition for 2016/17 flow of investment incomes from the three trusts in is the series of six photographic artworks titled 2016/17, unencumbered by external management Ōmaranui created by New Zealand artist Jono fees. This extra income will help provide for the Trust’s Rotman, who has a growing international reputation. future acquisition and restoration programmes. Joining forces to ensure these works stay in Hawke’s Bay, Napier Port, Napier City Council, Hastings District Council, the Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust and the The Trust is grateful to the Napier City Council and the MTG Foundation all contributed funds to secure the Hastings District Council for the support it received purchase of these works. Jono Rotman and dealer throughout the year. It would also like to thank gallery Gow Langsford contributed two of the works the Hawke’s Bay Museum Foundation Trust for its as a gift to complete the full series of works held at generous contribution to funding acquisitions. Finally, MTG Hawke’s Bay. MTG Hawke’s Bay hopes to add the Director of the Museum and her staff have worked significant modern artworks related to the region to hard to continue to highlight the value of the Museum the collection, and Rotoman’s works are a significant to the people of Hawke’s Bay and to visitors to the step on this path. This series considers the 1866 battle province. at Ōmaranui from the artist’s viewpoint. Whilst this viewpoint may be controversial, it is hoped that the acquisition will instigate debate and discussion on a painful period of Hawke’s Bay history that may not be widely known or understood. Alongside their financial support of the Jono Rotman acquisition the MTG Foundation also gifted Study for Vital Organ, a series of ceramic works by Martin Richard Grant Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust - Annual Report Year Ended June 2017 5 Entity Information For the Year Ended 30 June 2017 1. Legal Name Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust (Incorporated) - (the Trust). 2. Type of Entity and Legal Basis The Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust (Incorporated) is registered under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 and is registered as a charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005 (Registration Number CC24406). The Trust is controlled by Hastings District Council and Napier City Council, and is a council-controlled organisation as defined by in Section 6 of the Local Government Act 2002. The registered office of the Trust is at the MTG, Herschell Street, Napier. 3. The Trust’s General Objectives 3.1 To hold and protect its collection, known as ‘The Regional Collection,’ for the people of Hawke’s Bay. 3.2 To encourage the development of quality cultural facilities capable of accessing or drawing upon the collection within Hawke’s Bay. 3.3 To advance and promote cultural heritage and the arts through the use of the collection. 3.4 To oversee collection management through the development of collection policy, conservation