Uncategorized Te Papa CFO Lisa Tipping’s fascinating presentation to our AGM 18/09/2023 0 For those of our members who weren't able to attend our AGM this year, we are pleased to be able to share with you the slideshow presentation Te Papa CFO… READ MORE
Uncategorized Kōtuia ngā Kete: Connecting collections across Aotearoa New Zealand 01/09/2023 0 A new website to explore collections across Aotearoa, www.kotuia.org.nz has just been launched. Kōtuia ngā Kete (Kōtuia) is a collection-sharing site developed by National Services Te Paerangi at Te Papa.… READ MORE
Uncategorized Lisa Reihana’s in Pursuit of Venus [infected] now at Te Papa 01/11/2021 0 Lisa Reihana’s in Pursuit of Venus is a retort to the French scenic wallpaper, Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique produced by Joseph Dufour in 1804. Friends of Te Papa will remember the panels of… READ MORE
Exhibitions News Uncategorized Front of House volunteers wanted! 29/07/2021 0 The exhibition Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has already been open for 6 weeks, and runs until October 31st. The Friends plan to promote membership during the… READ MORE
Uncategorized Te Papa Store Online – Discount for Friends 09/06/2020 0 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… READ MORE
Uncategorized Wellington Heritage Week at Futuna 21/10/2019 0 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
Uncategorized “Art for everyone” breaks records in Toi Art! 26/03/2019 0 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… READ MORE
Uncategorized Hawke’s Bay Producers Dinner at Bellamys 18/03/2019 0 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… READ MORE
Uncategorized Fashion Matters: Fashion, Art and Society 11/06/2018 0 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… READ MORE
Uncategorized The historic Far North 08/08/2017 0 With some help from experts we have got together a short reading list on the history of the Far North. Ideal as a guide if you are coming on the… READ MORE