The museum may not yet be open to the public but the wonderful Te Papa Store is open online for orders. The store is a great place for gifts and treats, it showcases New Zealand talent, it’s the home for Te Papa Press books and draws on the national collection for some of its toi […]
Read more |June 9, 2020
Experience the award-winning modernist Futuna Chapel in Karori, and hear talks from the Friends of Futuna, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and Wellington architect Sharon Jansen.
Read more |October 21, 2019
Having surpassed its visitor target of 350,000 visitors in its first year, Te Papa’s new art gallery Toi Art has welcomed 670,346 visitors since opening, making it the most attended art gallery in the country. Charlotte Davy, Te Papa Head of Art says that the new art gallery is a place to have fun with […]
Read more |March 26, 2019
Te Papa and Bellamys by Logan Brown have a special relationship and wanted to share with the Friends a beautifully curated meal on 4 April which highlights food and wine from Hawke’s Bay. Be wined and dined in luxury at the Beehive. Contact Bellamys directly to book in yourself in for a treat with […]
Read more |March 18, 2019
Fashion is all around us: it can enable change as well as challenge and even divide us. What is fashion: mirror, barometer or change agent? This lecture series opens up the world of fashion across cultures and societies. It explores how western fashion developed through an interaction
Read more |June 11, 2018
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