Archive History First World War Centenary 30/07/2014 0 An evening with Sir Hew Strachan, Britain’s leading First World War historian Monday 25 August, 6pm – 7pm, Soundings Theatre, Te Papa, free entry In New Zealand, as elsewhere in the world,… READ MORE
Archive History The Motunui Panels 09/07/2014 0 In 1984 the panels were described by Dr John Yaldwyn, the then director of the Dominion Museum as “the single most exciting unit of the now extinct Taranaki carving style”… READ MORE
Archive History Silk’s Long Journey 09/07/2014 0 Humans have domesticated only two insects: the bee and the silk worm. The story goes that one day, when a young Chinese princess was drinking tea under a mulberry tree,… READ MORE
Archive A day of delights 09/07/2014 0 Inside a large transparent box was a necklace with three pohutukawa flowers, enamel on tin on a brown thread... This simple piece of jewellery, borrowed from Te Papa, had been… READ MORE
Archive History Silk’s Long Journey… 09/07/2014 0 There was a great turnout of Friends to hear Thelma Whiston’s talk: Silken Threads. The talk gave a rich insight into the history of silk and sericulture from the time… READ MORE
Archive Whiti Te Rā! 29/05/2014 0 Explore the history of Wellington’s local iwi, Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Theirs has been a journey of epic migrations, fierce battles, stunning economic successes – and dramatic reversals of fortune. READ MORE
Archive Events Matariki at Te Papa 28/05/2014 0 Every year, approximately 300 senior Māori performing artists pack their bags with their most precious adornments and make the journey from around the country to Te Papa for the annual… READ MORE
Archive Science Tours A Chatham Islands excursion 28/05/2014 0 For the last 10 years this excursion to the Chatham Islands has been offered to, and enjoyed by, Friends of Te Papa, led by Te Papa geologist Hamish Campbell and… READ MORE
Archive History Holding on to Home 28/05/2014 0 Collections from museums, libraries and archives lie at the heart of a new perspective on a very well-known event. Holding on to Home investigates the importance of things in maintaining… READ MORE
Archive Tours Delicious autumn! 28/05/2014 0 As soon as Napier’s new museum complex opened, the Friends of Te Papa were keen to go and take a look. MTG is a neat name for three connected buildings… READ MORE