Te Papa Museum Visit

My second favourite event was Te Papa. Before we entered Te Papa we were separated into supervision groups. When we first entered Isaiah S grabbed a map while we were planning where we wanted to go first. Since the other group entered the Gallipoli section, we went to the Mountains to Sea Exhibit where we could see a preserved giant squid. After seeing everything from the ocean in the exhibit, we learnt about different bird species from New Zealand. That area was pretty interesting because there was this dark section in the exhibit where you would rub the egg next to a screen showing the bird. When you would rub the bird egg, it would  let off a sensor and showed what state that species of bird was in from being stable to becoming or already being extinct. Soon after that, we entered the Gallipoli exhibit. The first thing we saw was a giant realistic statue of a soldier. As we proceeded to walk through the exhibit, we would see a big statue, then information about who the statue is and other artifacts to show related to the war. My favourite statue was the last one. The last statue had three men on the battlefield while shooting a mini gatling gun. The second man was helping the first while holding the bullets. The third man was dead and laying on the ground with a blanket over him.  I really liked the detail with the hair and blood. When we visited Weta Workshop, they told us that they had to stitch each hair one by one. After that exhibit we visited the marae above us. There were heaps of maori artifacts which included toko toko, pounamu and pottery. Overall I enjoyed the experience with my friends.