The Friends committee Liaison Ann Walker recently hosted Murray Holden, Chair of the Dannevirke Gallery of History, along with nine of their members, for a day trip to Te Papa. …
A visit from the Dannevirke Gallery of History
Category : Museology
Spring Soiree 2023
Saturday 02 September 2023 for Spring Soirée. This year, Te Papa marks its 25th anniversary. Join Te Papa Foundation for a night of celebration filled with live music, wine, canapes,…
Takeover Night: Tours
Get a sneak peek into some of Te Papa's collections store and view tāonga up close. Limited numbers and a booking is required.
Exclusive: Pacific Acquisitions Podcast
This podcast has been specially produced for the Friends of Te Papa and features Rachel Yates Curator Pacific Cultures, who talks about her work in the Pacific collection and the…
Exclusive: Cancelled – Objects Which Were Never Used
We asked our curators to write a light-hearted blog about Te Papa’s collections. Instead we got this rather dark blog from history curator Stephanie Gibson about objects that were made…
A Floral Preview
Curator Claire Regnault kindly took us into the textiles store to give us a sneak peek at some of the items Dr Peter McNeil may reference during the second upcoming…
Visiting the Pacific Collection
A staff swipe card unlocked a plain grey door somewhere in the depths of the museum. A dozen of us were ushered by Grace Hutton, Collection Manager Humanities, into a…