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Sad but good news.....

Hello darling donors, as you can see it’s been rather quiet on the Zine Museum front and the reason for it is because I am no longer able to continue with the dream of a traveling zine library.

The collection has been growing ever since it started and was becoming more difficult to cart about and take care of. I was feeling so bad for the zines and all their makers, they were boxed up and hardly seeing the light of day anymore so I made a big decision......the decision to pass the collection on....

I am absolutely super excited to announce that the Zine Museum has been donated to Massey University Library in Wellington, New Zealand! This Uni delivers a few courses that involve zine making and the library had the collection on display for a few weeks last year (scroll down to find the old posts about it). 

Here’s what Lauren from the library had to say when I asked if they would like to take the museum on:

“I am trying SO HARD not to all-caps this entire email. /deep calming breaths/ Okay, okay. Okay. Okay. That's a super-amazing, beautiful and generous offer. FLIP!! I'd love love LOVE to say yes straight away, but I have to do some checking at work tomorrow to make sure that we have space and proper storage for this amazing gift”

That was her awesome informal response. After getting the go ahead from her boss Lauren then sent me this fancy pants paragraph for the blog:   

"Massey University's Toi Rawhauranga/College of Creative Arts has a growing number of staff and students who are super-keen zinesters. On staff, there's Kerry Ann Lee (Red Letter zine distro/Permanent Vacation and other titles) and Bryce Galloway (Incredibly Hot Sex with Hideous People), and several courses which use and encourage the making of zines (like the photography course). These courses have seen a wonderful growth in recent years - we're excited to be part of a zine boom! Zines don't just support research and teaching for the College though! They also help bring our communities together. Last year, Murtle generously supported the Orientation Week venture Zine Lab, which we ran here at Te Putanga ki te Ao Matauranga/Massey University Library, so we're very honoured to give a permanent home to this wonderful collection."

So there you have it beautiful zine makers and donors! Lauren and her team are in the process of sorting the zines out and would like to have an official launch when its all ready and good to go. I will get many snaps as soon as I can.

I have a couple more zine donations to post here and then sadly that’s it from me. I have had an absolute blast with this project and have been amazed by the incredible enthusiasm and generosity of people from all over the world.

If you are unhappy with this change of direction and would like your zine donation returned to you, please let me know by email:

murtlechickpea@gmail.com

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! 

Loads of love and well wishes 

Murtle xxx

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We made it into a magazine!

A few months ago I was interviewed about zines for a local magazine. We spent a good hour talking about them and the Zine Museum project.                              I just wanted to say another big thank you to you all for donating and supporting this super awesome venture, you are all AMAZING!  

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Zine donation from brifrischu

info@brifrischu.de

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Zine donation from Astrogirlzarro

http://astrobabylon.blogspot.co.nz/

m_zarro@hotmail.com

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Zine donation from Marco “Brunez” Brunello

http://www.brunez.co.uk/

marcobrunello84@gmail.com

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Another Noo Yeahya!

Happy 2018 everyone! I hope its a super good one for you all. Things have been a little quiet on the Zine Museum front of late because this is a crazy bonkers busy time of year for me outside of zine land but do not fret for there are wonderful happenings on the horizon! A few people have been in contact with me and goodness is a brewin so make yerself a cuppa tea and keep n eye on this space 

Rota o te aroha

Murtle xxx

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Behold the super cute version of The Travelling Zine Museum! 

This was set up for a one day book themed event called “Big Book Bash” for children and young adults in Carterton, New Zealand. 

A bunch of kids sat down to read the zines before heading to the tables to make their own and a whole lot of adults took some time to have a look and came away inspired and excited about zines.

Thanks again zine donors! Awesome work 

xx Murtle 

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Long time!

Hey awesome donors, its been a super long time but zine like things are a cookin.....at this stage, the museum will be on display early December for a suberb local event......will keep you posted xxx

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A couple of days ago I was interviewed about zines and the Travelling  Zine Museum for a fancy magazine (will post all about it when the article comes out). A lovely woman named Anne did the interview and she donated some of her own zines to the library, woop!

boulderbaydesign.co.nz

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Zine donation from http://jeepneyzines.tictail.com/

notyourleo@outlook.com

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A friend of mine was at a cafe down in Christchurch, New Zealand and their menu is a zine!

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WHY DO YOU MAKE ZINES?

Hello fellow zine makers!

I am wanting to get into your brain about why you make zines....it’s for this thing I’m doing (it’s not a zine).

If you could email me a paragraph or even just a sentence or two explaining  why you makes zines and what the process means to you, that would be amazing and super nice of you

murtlechickpea@gmail.com

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HOLY SHIT WHISKERS!

Hey zine donors!

I am sooooo sorry for the incredibly long gap in communication, life’s been happening left right and center but never do I forget the wonderful Zine Museum you have enabled me to put together.

Its been a little quiet on the event front what with it being winter over here and all but there are wonderful pop-up space whisperings going on for later in the year......which is very exciting!

I am also in the very early stages of planning something kinda big and potentially awesome for the museum but I don’t want to say anything more until there is more to tell.......

I hope this finds you all well and up to your eyeballs in all things zine like

Lots of love Murtle Chickpea xx

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I rotated the zines so they had turns hanging on the board and sitting in the picnic baskets :)

Lots of visitors came by who had never heard of a zine....it was super fun showing them such an amazing variety and inspiring them to make their own and it’s all thanks to you guys, the incredible zine makers and donors! Thank you xxx

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The Traveling Zine Museum set up for Booktown, a two day event in little ole Featherston, New Zealand

This was NOT the intended set up - that fell to bits on the day due to gravity so this was the last minute work-with-whats-in-the-hall set up

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Zine donation from Xyendra

https://www.facebook.com/ZippityZinedra

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Zine donation from Tom Wuthipol

http://tomwuthipol.com/