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The WOW Factor

The WOW Factor, an exhibition created to celebrate 25 years of The World of WearableArt™ has just been updated…

Read more |July 31, 2014

First World War Centenary

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, the debate is hotting up about how communities, and most specifically governments, should commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War, if at all. […]

Read more |July 30, 2014

The Motunui Panels

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” and a “true masterpiece of Maori art”. They have returned to New Zealand after more than 40 years

Read more |July 9, 2014

Silk’s Long Journey

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, a silk worm cocoon fell into her cup. She was fascinated to find that she could …

Read more |July 9, 2014

A day of delights

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 made in the early 1950s by Colin McCahon.

Read more |July 9, 2014

Silk’s Long Journey…

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 of its discovery in China at least 3,000 years ago. It also provided a wonderful background to the recent Te Papa exhibition China: Throne of […]

Read more |July 9, 2014

And the winner is……!

We are delighted to announce that The New Zealand Art Activity Book, produced by Te Papa Press and designed by Spencer Levine, is the award winner in the children’s section of the Museums Australia Multimedia & Publication Design Awards. These awards were established to celebrate excellence and quality in the design of publications and multimedia produced […]

Read more |July 9, 2014

Friends’ donation to Te Papa

On 3 July, at the Friends of Te Papa AGM, a cheque for $15,000 was presented by the President, Gordon Shroff, to Te Papa’s Chief Operating Officer, David Robinson. The cheque was a significant contribution towards the cost of the Te Papa Press publication Holding on to Home:  New Zealand Stories and Objects of the […]

Read more |July 9, 2014

Easy way to pay for events

Did you know you can now pay for Friends’ events using internet banking

Read more |July 9, 2014

Congratulations to Jonathan Mane-Wheoki

The Friends of Te Papa are delighted to congratulate Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Head of Arts & Visual Culture, on his appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM). When Director of Art and Collection Services at Te Papa, Jonathan regularly…

Read more |June 11, 2014