Arts Encounters with portraits 10/09/2018 0 Encounters is not a direct translation as the Māori title carries meanings of multiple perspectives. Portraits inevitably involve an encounter: between the sitter, the artist and the viewer. The archived… READ MORE
Arts Highlights Toi Art Preview 17/03/2018 0 On Thursday evening the Friends of Te Papa had an exclusive free preview. Over a 5 hour window, hundreds visited the gallery... It was in their words, "world-class... "exciting" and...… READ MORE
Arts Arts Essays in memory of Jonathan Mane-Wheoki 23/07/2017 0 You are invited to join friends and colleagues of the late Jonathan Mane-Wheoki for the launch of a book of essays to be published in his memory. READ MORE
Archive Arts Gibbs Farm 2017 06/12/2016 0 Join the Wellington Sculpture Trust on a visit to the world renowned sculptures at Gibbs Farm on the Kaipara Harbour. READ MORE
Archive Arts Meeting Max Gimblett 04/08/2016 0 Max Gimblett has lived in New York since 1972 but still claims New Zealand as his home and as the place where his art is most appreciated. Max took us… READ MORE
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 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 Arts Thinking through time 23/03/2016 0 The exhibition Inspired: Ceramics and jewellery shaped by the past draws on contemporary and historic objects from Te Papa and considers how objects can be connected across time. READ MORE