Our tours to local galleries offer memorable opportunities to meet artists and hear them discuss their art. Meeting two very different artists during our tour of two Cuba Street galleries, was very interesting and memorable.
Read more |June 27, 2016
Te Papa has just acquired this spectacular artwork of Cook’s Pacific voyages, produced in France in 1805. There are few complete or near-complete sets of this large scale panoramic wallpaper in the world …It will be a significant addition to Te Papa’s collections relating to Cook’s Pacific expeditions …
Read more |June 26, 2016
Matariki is a time to gather with whānau and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.
Read more |May 29, 2016
Today they are found only on Rēkohu (the main Chatham Island) and are becoming increasingly rare due to a range of environmental factors. They were once much more common – in the 1950s they numbered over 1,000. Today only about 100 remain in the forests.
Read more |May 20, 2016
There are various ways of thinking about the 1950s – that it was dull, grey and conformist; that it is a source of ‘retro cool’ items, and Modernist art and design. Bronwyn wanted to challenge these ideas and look at what everyday life may have really been like: “how can we materialise daily life?”
Read more |May 15, 2016
As Peter McIntyre once wrote “To record it in paintings and drawings, to have a visual record of a vital part of New Zealand and world history is to ensure that the tragedy and experience are not forgotten”.
Read more |May 15, 2016
Creating a glass object today is a process still much the same as that first used in Egypt nearly 5000 years ago.
Read more |May 15, 2016
People have treasured pearls since antiquity. Ancient Chinese believed that pearls were made of dew drops from heaven, caught by oysters leaping from the sea, and wearing them would ward off dragons.
Read more |May 15, 2016
A trip to the Chatham Islands with Te Papa geologist Hamish Campbell and scientist and mezzotint artist Chris Adams is a must do. They are much more than natural science. You will explore Chatham Islands history, culture and cuisine.
Read more |May 4, 2016
Congratulations to our winners of the membership draw, and thank you to all who renewed their membership, your continuing support is valued
Read more |April 27, 2016
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