Masterton's ambitious Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History in Masterton has a new director - a multi linguist with an interest in hieroglyphics. German-born Susanna Shadbolt's been keeping the seat warm as Acting Director until her appointment was made formal yesterday. She's worked at museums in Europe and taught Museum Studies at Massey University. Susanna tells Lynn Freeman what lured her from Europe, with all its history, to a much younger New Zealand.
