Uncategorized Seasons Greetings 20/12/2023 0 Our office is closed from Thusday 21 December until Monday 8 January 2023. On behalf of the Friends of Te Papa Committee and the administration office, we thank you for… READ MORE
Uncategorized What You Can Do: Help Save Our Native Bees 20/12/2023 0 What can we do to support native bees? • Plant many flowering plants, preferably natives; • Leave north faced soil banks untouched for breeding sites; • Post native bees sighting… READ MORE
Uncategorized Wellington has a HALO ! 07/11/2023 0 To celebrate 40 years of enhancing Wellington through public art, the Wellington Sculpture Trust has gifted a virtual monument to the city. The work HALO by Gill Gatfield, is a… READ MORE
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
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm The Unsettled: The Forgotten Corners of our Settler-Colonial Histories and What We Can Do About Them