Encounters is not a direct translation as the Māori title carries meanings of multiple perspectives. Portraits inevitably involve an encounter: between the sitter, the artist and the viewer. The archived…
Encounters with portraits
Category : Arts
Toi Art Preview
On Thursday evening the Friends of Te Papa had an exclusive free preview. Over a 5 hour window, hundreds visited the gallery... It was in their words, "world-class... "exciting" and...…
Essays in memory of Jonathan Mane-Wheoki
You are invited to join friends and colleagues of the late Jonathan Mane-Wheoki for the launch of a book of essays to be published in his memory.
Gibbs Farm 2017
Join the Wellington Sculpture Trust on a visit to the world renowned sculptures at Gibbs Farm on the Kaipara Harbour.
Meeting Max Gimblett
Max Gimblett has lived in New York since 1972 but still claims New Zealand as his home and as the place where his art is most appreciated. Max took us…
Matt Hunt & Anton Parsons
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,…
Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique
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…
World War I artists: Nugent Welch and George Butler
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…
A glass artist at work
Creating a glass object today is a process still much the same as that first used in Egypt nearly 5000 years ago.
Thinking through time
The exhibition Inspired: Ceramics and jewellery shaped by the past draws on contemporary and historic objects from Te Papa and considers how objects can be connected across time.