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
Uncategorized Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa 28/10/2015 0 Homes are places to retreat to, but they also reflect how we’d like to be seen. The art works in the Open Home exhibition explore what happens when home life… READ MORE
Uncategorized Shi Lu: A revolution in paint 24/02/2014 0 In 1970, the Chinese artist, Shi Lu (1919-1982) locked himself in a small shack beside the family apartment and began revising sketches made in the 1950s. A painting of an… READ MORE
Uncategorized Petrus van der Velden 07/11/2013 0 Artist in Focus presents paintings and sketches by Petrus van der Velden – an artist whose raw, expressive paintings are among the most important and engaging works made in New… READ MORE
Uncategorized Aztecs: Conquest and glory 30/09/2013 0 Aztecs: Conquest and glory, showcases over 200 spectacular artefacts that tell of the Aztecs’ dramatic and glorious rise to power. The objects, all of which come from Mexican museums... tell… READ MORE
Uncategorized Bone Stone Shell 30/09/2013 0 Twenty years ago, Open Eyes, Issue 11 1993, featured a front page article on a gift the Friends presented to Te Papa in that year. ... This new exhibition will… READ MORE
Uncategorized Our Miss Universe: Lorraine Downes 03/09/2013 0 Miss Universe 1983 has handed over her crown one final time – this time to Te Papa. Lorraine Downes’ glittery cobalt blue gown, Miss Universe crown, sash and trophy were… READ MORE
Uncategorized Mollie Rodie: Carnival queen 01/08/2013 0 During World War II, New Zealand designer and journalist Mollie Rodie found a new use for her fashion credentials. Her Carnival Queen costume designs brought a touch of Hollywood-style glamour… READ MORE
Saturday 28 December 2024, 8:00 am - Saturday 4 January 2025, 5:00 pm Forgotten Islands of the South Pacific: Exploring the Sub-Antarctic Islands