Gallipoli: The scale of our war

Book Author Christopher Pugsley, Michael Keith and Puawai Cairns
Rights Available World excl. NZ

A combination of the creative artistry of Wētā Workshop and expert historical research, Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War is one of Te Papa’s most popular visitor experiences.

This engaging companion book helps readers comprehend the human scale of the Gallipoli campaign and gives insights into the making of the ground-breaking exhibition. The conflict is described in major new essays, as well as through the experiences of six ordinary New Zealanders, the remarkable ‘giants’ of The Scale of Our War.

With fold-out images, behind-the-scenes detail of how the giants were built and essays by those involved in the exhibition, this book is both a souvenir of Gallipoli: Scale of our War and an engaging way for readers to revisit the Gallipoli campaign.

About the Author
Christopher Pugsley is a renowned New Zealand military historian and served as the Historical Director on Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War exhibition.

Michael Keith is an experienced writer who has worked on exhibition and visitor experience developments at museums, historic places and environmental and recreational sites throughout New Zealand and the Pacific.

Puawai Cairns (Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) is the Director of Audience and Insight at Te Papa who made global headlines for “shaking her fist at the clouds”—challenging the International Committee of Museums on social media and forcing them to reconsider Eurocentric policies about taonga. From Tauranga Moana, she’s a curator, writer and cultural advocate who co-authored the award-winning Protest Tautohetohe, exploring how objects carry resistance and defiance. Her mission is creating space for Māori to tell their stories on their own terms, believing that taonga are meant to live with people and museums can help with the continuity of practice in communities.