Lizzie Bisley, Te Papa’s Modern Art Curator, will give a tour of the Gordon Walters retrospective New Vision. This remarkable exhibition, which draws together a comprehensive group of works from across Walters’ career, was developed by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Curator Talk: Gordon Walters
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Tour: An Opportunity to Visit ‘Crofton’
Join the Friends in this wonderful opportunity of visiting Crofton in Ngaio, Wellington. Crofton was built in 1857 for Sir William and Lady Sarah Fox as a country residence. Sir William Fox was the second Premier of New Zealand, appointed in 1856. This early colonial country house is one of
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Curator Talk: Displaying Unique Life in NZ
The Endemic Wall is one of the highlights of the new exhibition Te Taiao Nature. It’s a beautiful demonstration of the great diversity of life that is unique to Aotearoa New Zealand. There are over 600 species of animals, plants, and fungi displayed!
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How to... Conserve the Treaty of Waitangi
Tour Te Papa's genetics lab, learn about DNA tests that have been done on the Treaty of Waitangi and discover the history of it's conservation.
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Up Late at Our Place
Over 480 Friends of Te Papa were treated to a special evening on Thursday 27 June. For the very first time Te Papa extended its opening hours to allow Friends exclusive access to all areas of the museum with special talks, peeks behind the scenes and talks by curators and
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Review: Te Taiao Nature Exhibition Zone
With great anticipation, I arrived outside the new Te Taiao Nature Exhibition Zone for the Friends of Te Papa Preview. First we were treated to …
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Beyond Te Papa: From Tip-Site to Flourishing Forest
Come and hear Friends President, Elizabeth Kay, describe how one small community group decided to take up the fight and what they have achieved in …
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Friends visit to Solander Gallery
Friends had a very enjoyable visit, with Danielle giving a demonstration of a print making technique called mokulito and Donna-Marie talking about her exhibition works. …
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Parliament's Surprises
The Friends tour of Parliament’s Art Collection had many dimensions. The beautiful art works were to be expected but the tour was also interesting in …
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President’s Column: August 2019
In July the Friends were treated to some wonderful talks. We spent a fascinating morning at Solander Gallery, hearing from visiting international artist Danielle Creenaune …
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Review: Gordon Walters- New Vision
Living in New Zealand, most of us are familiar with the distinctive koru motif. Born 100 years ago in the capital, Gordon Walters (1919-1995), is …
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