Our exciting tour to Gisborne Tairāwhiti, in summertime the first city in the world to see the sunrise, promises a fabulous mix of art, history, Māoritanga, gardens and landscape design, farming, along with delicious fresh local seasonal food and good companionship. The visit will include several private gardens and properties which are being especially opened for us.
Read more |November 5, 2019
In connection with the exhibition Frances Hodgkins, from Dunedin to Waikanae, Mahara Gallery are offering a special study day on Sunday 19 May, from 1 pm – 5 pm at the Waikanae Community Centre, Utauta Street, Waikanae.
Read more |May 6, 2019
Friday 8 March 4pm, Rangimarie Rooms 1 and 2, Te Papa Facing the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes on the site of the Warsaw ghetto and prewar Jewish neighborhood POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews completes the memorial complex. At the monument we honor those who died by remembering how they died. At the […]
Read more |February 26, 2019
Get a bite of history and join in for a Heritage Lunch at Bellamys by Logan Brown.
Read more |October 10, 2018
Circa Theatre offers Friends of Te Papa a discount to Modern Girls in Bed an irreverent comedy about sisters, strength, and what happens when two young women come face-to-face with five trailblazing wāhine from Aotearoa’s history.
Read more |August 28, 2018
Head of History and Pacific Cultures Dr Bronwyn Labrum says: “This nostalgic look at our past has been a real winner with visitors but it’s time to take a fresh look at ourselves, to review the last 20 years and to think about what comes next.”
Read more |August 16, 2017
Discover more of the exhibition ‘Gallipoli: The scale of our war’ in this special series of three lectures and tours, and enjoy a Devonshire tea afterwards.
Read more |August 8, 2017
We regret to advise that the lecture that was to be presented in association with the Wellington Decorative and Fine Arts Society on Sunday 13 November has been cancelled due to the illness of the presenter, Keir Davidson. We wish him a full recovery, and hope that he may be able to travel again soon.
Read more |August 19, 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
In his July lecture David Rosier illustrated how highly decorative and expertly created costumes and embroideries were used to denote rank and status at the Chinese Imperial Court.
Read more |July 24, 2015
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