THE ART OF DEATH
14th September - 27th October, 2019
Highwic | 40 Gillies Ave, Epsom
It’s the 21st century and taxidermy is fashionable once more.
Gone are the days where gentleman hunters were mounting the spoils of their morbid excursions, this Victorian art-form is currently experiencing a female-led resurgence that has a reverence for wildlife and conservation at its heart. It is this renewed interest in taxidermy, and other Victorian art forms, that The Metropolitan Club, in association with Hendrick’s Gin and Highwic, supported by Heritage NZ and the Auckland Museum, will explore in The Art of Death until the 27th October 2019.
Click below to find out more about The Art of Death.
Gone are the days where gentleman hunters were mounting the spoils of their morbid excursions, this Victorian art-form is currently experiencing a female-led resurgence that has a reverence for wildlife and conservation at its heart. It is this renewed interest in taxidermy, and other Victorian art forms, that The Metropolitan Club, in association with Hendrick’s Gin and Highwic, supported by Heritage NZ and the Auckland Museum, will explore in The Art of Death until the 27th October 2019.
Click below to find out more about The Art of Death.
