Archive Arts Matt Hunt & Anton Parsons 27/06/2016 0 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,… READ MORE
Archive Arts Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique 26/06/2016 0 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… READ MORE
Archive Arts World War I artists: Nugent Welch and George Butler 15/05/2016 0 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… READ MORE
Archive Arts A glass artist at work 15/05/2016 0 Creating a glass object today is a process still much the same as that first used in Egypt nearly 5000 years ago. READ MORE
Archive Arts Thinking through time 23/03/2016 0 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. READ MORE
Archive Arts Printmaking revealed 22/03/2016 0 This joint exhibition demonstrated that although their work is very different, both are enthusiastically committed to the painstaking printmaking processes involved. READ MORE
Archive Arts Tony Mackle on the enterprising John Baillie 10/11/2015 0 While the name John Baillie was new to most, all went home with respect for his achievements. For Tony however, the story remains incomplete, as he continues to track the… READ MORE
Archive Arts White Noise 28/10/2015 0 Séraphine talked to us about her fascination with images of crowds... and at the same time the inescapable isolation of the individual READ MORE
Archive Arts Design Bauhaus lecture impresses 28/10/2015 0 The German Bauhaus, although short-lived (1919 to 1933), “ushered in modern design”...Vivienne Morrell reviews Anthea Streeter's lecture for The Friends of Te Papa READ MORE
Archive Arts Art – up close in Seatoun 29/09/2015 0 Our small group tours to artist’s studios and dealer galleries offer a great opportunity to get close to the works, engage with the artists and dealers and also get to… READ MORE