Dr Aranui, Repatriation Researcher at Te Papa since 2008, and Curator Taonga Maori, is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Waikato, and Ngāi Tahu descent. She recently took part in an online discussion facilitated by the Australian National University in Canberra (ANU). Amber has a strong background in New Zealand archaeology and anthropology. Her previous experience, […]
Read more |April 20, 2022
Hamish Campbell and Chris Adams have organised, and will lead, a second Friends of Te Papa group to Golden Bay, Wednesday 4 – Monday 9 May 2022. This excursion is a six-day (5 night) geo tourism adventure to Western Zealandia. You will fly from Wellington to Nelson return
Read more |April 1, 2022
Lisa Reihana’s in Pursuit of Venus [infected] is a retort to the French scenic wallpaper, Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique produced by Joseph Dufour in 1804. Friends of Te Papa will remember the panels of Dufour’s original wallpaper, which were purchased in 2015, and which reflected a widespread fascination with the Pacific voyages undertaken by Captain Cook, de Bougainville, and […]
Read more |November 1, 2021
Join today and access Surrealist Art free!
Read more |October 1, 2021
The exhibition Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has already been open for 6 weeks, and runs until October 31st. The Friends plan to promote membership during the final 10 weekends, beginning August 28th and 29th from 1pm tp 3pm. You will receive a complimentary exhibition ticket and free parking on the day. […]
Read more |July 29, 2021
Have you ever wondered exactly what happened to Kaikoura in the 2016, why and what might happen in future? Expression of interest are now invited from Friends Members who would like to join us on this tour.
Read more |July 15, 2021
We were invited to contribute an article featuring the Friends of Te Papa to the Canadian Federation of Friends of Museum’s newsletter, Au Courant. They were interested in how the Friends of Te Papa had been engaging with volunteers and members during the pandemic, and also in the ways that the Friends of Te Papa […]
Read more |March 3, 2021
Yes, inspecting the footprints of land-based dinosaurs will be a highlight of our visit to Golden Bay this May!
Read more |March 3, 2021
News from Te Papa last week is that award-winning Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota will unveil a fully immersive installation, The Web of Time, which draws on ideas of the cosmos, human existence, and the potential for the future, as the fourth site-responsive commission for Te Papa’s Threshold gallery. This will run between 12 December 2020 […]
Read more |October 22, 2020
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