Archive Arts Matt Hunt & Anton Parsons 27/06/2016 0 Our tours to local galleries offer memorable opportunities to meet artists and hear them discuss their art. Meeting two very different artists during our tour of two Cuba Street galleries,… READ MORE
Archive Arts Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique 26/06/2016 0 Te Papa has just acquired this spectacular artwork of Cook’s Pacific voyages, produced in France in 1805. There are few complete or near-complete sets of this large scale panoramic wallpaper… READ MORE
Archive Culture Matariki Festival at Te Papa 29/05/2016 0 Matariki is a time to gather with whānau and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future. READ MORE
Archive Workshops Te Papa’s Chathams connection 20/05/2016 0 Today they are found only on Rēkohu (the main Chatham Island) and are becoming increasingly rare due to a range of environmental factors. They were once much more common –… READ MORE
Archive History Everyday NZ in the 1950s and 1960s 15/05/2016 0 There are various ways of thinking about the 1950s – that it was dull, grey and conformist; that it is a source of ‘retro cool’ items, and Modernist art and… READ MORE
Archive Arts World War I artists: Nugent Welch and George Butler 15/05/2016 0 As Peter McIntyre once wrote “To record it in paintings and drawings, to have a visual record of a vital part of New Zealand and world history is to ensure… READ MORE
Archive Arts A glass artist at work 15/05/2016 0 Creating a glass object today is a process still much the same as that first used in Egypt nearly 5000 years ago. READ MORE
Archive Science Pearls of wisdom 15/05/2016 0 People have treasured pearls since antiquity. Ancient Chinese believed that pearls were made of dew drops from heaven, caught by oysters leaping from the sea, and wearing them would ward… READ MORE
Archive Tours Chatham Islands excursion 2016 04/05/2016 0 A trip to the Chatham Islands with Te Papa geologist Hamish Campbell and scientist and mezzotint artist Chris Adams is a must do. They are much more than natural science.… READ MORE
Archive News The winners of our draw are… 27/04/2016 0 Congratulations to our winners of the membership draw, and thank you to all who renewed their membership, your continuing support is valued READ MORE