For the more than forty people who joined the Friends of Te Papa trip to Foxton that has now changed. It is a place they will visit again with Friends…
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How can a story like Alice in Wonderland, which is so rooted in nineteenth-century England be translated into Te Reo Māori? This was the challenging question tackled by Associate Professor…
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Christine Fernyhough knew she had moved from being an interior decorator to a collector when she ran out of shelf space.
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Te Papa staff Grace Hutton, Humanities Collection Manager, Sean Mallon, Senior Curator of Pacific Histories & Cultures and Rachel Yates, Curator of Pacific Cultures guided our small group, giving us…
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In September 2019 the Friends ran two tours to Egypt and Jordan, in association with Innovative Travel, whose Cairo-based director is Elhamy Elzayat MNZM, CEO of Emeco Travel, Egypt’s leading…
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Personable, passionate and clearly very involved in his topic Dr. Cole’s talk for the Friends of Te Papa referenced the politics, identities, artists, cultural environment and influences of fashion in …
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What a privilege to hear from Professor Sörlin from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The professor works in environmental history and gave us a fascinating insight into…
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It was a sold out Friend’s visit to listen to artist Michel Tuffery at Pātaka Art + Museum. Michel asked us to touch the anchor stone on our way into…
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What a delightful evening we had with Laura Jones, Te Papa educator, as she enthusiastically involved us all in how to connect with and appreciate art. We were connected to…
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As one of the most renowned experts on Colin McCahon’s work, Peter Simpson had the audience at ‘Hello’. He continued to hold everyone’s attention with his fascinating insights into how…
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