Carlos and Heidi will also share highlights from their research on some of the species featured in the book, and share with you their favourite plants and illustrations.
On 15 May, join Nicole Thompson of Wraight and Associates Landscape Architects and John Hardwick-Smith of Athfield Architects for a guided walk around Waitangi Park, next door to Te Papa. We will explore the unique features of the Park that have contributed to its award-winning status.
In response to demand – we are thrilled to offer you another opportunity to join us for a fourth Back of House tour of Te Papa Cable Street’s facilities
With an estimated quarter of a million negatives, The Spencer Digby - Ronald D. Woolf Collection is a treasure trove of images of faces and moments from Wellington’s past. The collection ranges from the 1930s to the 1980s and includes studio portraits, wedding photographs, and shots from community events like wrestling tournaments and cat shows among many other things.
With post-covid borders now open again and tourists returning, Joji and Shani have picked up the metaphorical threads of their connections in India and will talk to us about the impact of the pandemic on the handcrafted textile industry in India, how it has recovered and what changes the pandemic has led to.
In response to demand – we are pleased to offer you another opportunity to join us for a fifth Back of House tour of Te Papa Cable Street’s facilities with Head of Property, Facilities & Security, Pete Cunninghame. We will begin our tour by gathering in Korero (Red Couches) on Level 3 where you can leave bags and […]
***SOLD OUT***Explore some of the highlights of interesting local geology stories in Wellington and surrounds, as recalled through the eyes of someone who has spent the past 45 years 'on task', New Zealand's best-known geologist Hamish Campbell.
What is the most extreme environment on the planet? It probably isn’t where you think! Rockpools are places of extreme and rapid changes in temperature, where the living environment can completely change with a single wave! Join Te Papa Natural History Assistant Curator Andrew Stewart at our Tory Street Facility, as we explore these fascinating, beautiful and unique places, hear about some of the fishes that live there, their endemism and evolution.
Te Papa curators and award-winning authors Stephanie Gibson and Claire Regnault have recently written Tiny Statements: A social history of Aotearoa New Zealand in badges, published by Te Papa Press in April 2023. Badges are tiny objects with big stories: evidence that pride, identity and outrage can be wrapped up in small dimensions and worn like mini billboards. Throughout New Zealand’s history, people have used badges to join, belong, resist, defy and celebrate a myriad of causes and organisations.
***SOLD OUT****Education Director Kris Clancy will guide us, as we learn about the fundamental tenets of the Jewish faith, including Jewish identity, religious movements, and integration within wider European society. This talk is designed to provide a foundation in understanding why Jews were often separate from the society in which they lived, leading to common misconceptions of the Jewish faith and classical antisemitism that was exploited by Nazi Propaganda.
