MOTAT wins International Exhibition of the Year
Simon Gould, Head of Exhibitions accepting MOTAT'S award from MC and BBC host Ella Al-Shamahi.
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It's been described as the 'Oscars of the Museum world' and our very own MOTAT - Auckland Tamaki Makaurau's Museum of Transport and Technology has won big. Earlier this month it took out the International Exhibition of the Year at the Museums and Heritage Awards for its Te Puawananga Science and Technology Centre. Simon Gould is Head of Exhibitions at MOTAT and joined Jesse to tell him all about it.
Learning about energy and matter at MOTAT's award winning Te Puawānanga Science and Technology Centre.
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