Curator Chelsea Nichols guides us through Tony Fomison's career and picks out some of her favourite pieces in the exhibition.
Tony Fomison's Dark Shadows
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Elizabeth Thomson at Page Blackie
Join the Friends on an early evening visit to Page Blackie Gallery to meet Elizabeth Thomson and view her latest exhibition - “My Titirangi Years”. Elizabeth works at the interface between art and various forms of natural science.
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Fashion and textiles: Eden to Edo
The second in the series of lectures to be presented by Dr Peter McNeil with the overall theme 'Fashion matters: fashion, art and society'. Dr McNeil is a world figure in fashion research and has worked globally between Australia, Sweden and Finland...
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Curators in Conversation: Pictures of People
Te Papa curators Matariki Williams and Rebecca Rice discuss the portrait wall in Toi Art.
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Insights into Ko Rongowhakaata ii
Following on from a very successful first tour of the exhibition with Thelma Karaitiana we are thrilled to come back with Taharakau Stewart, Te Papa’s Rongowhakaata iwi representative. Starting at the Te Wharoa (wooden gateway).
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Celebrating Women: Suffrage 125
Commemorating 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote, Te Papa opens a new exhibition 'Doing It for Themselves: Women Fight for …
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President’s Column: August 2018
Like me, you will be excited to hear that this summer we will be able to view some of China’s most ancient treasures in Te …
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Friends visit to Pataka Art + Museum
In July a group of Friends spent a morning exploring four fascinating exhibitions in Pātaka Art + Museum’s newly refurbished galleries, guided by Mark Hutchins-Pond, …
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High heel heaven
The third in the series of lectures to be presented by Dr Peter McNeil with the overall theme 'Fashion matters: fashion, art and society'. …
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Pretty gentlemen
The fourth in the series of lectures to be presented by Dr Peter McNeil with the overall theme 'Fashion matters: fashion, art and society'. …
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Revolutionary dress
The fifth in the series of lectures to be presented by Dr Peter McNeil with the overall theme 'Fashion matters: fashion, art and society'. …
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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 …
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Travel with friends to Egypt ii
Exclusive highlights include seamless travel in Egypt, being met inside immigration for fast tracking visa applications, a special welcome cocktail party ‘in the shadow of …
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