This column has good news and bad news. First, it’s hard to fully comprehend, all the photos, videos and talk notwithstanding, what a massive disaster we have seen in our…
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It’s the school holidays and Te Papa opens at ten. There are already a few hundred parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents waiting with young people who will soon be back…
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May at least some of the encumberances of the last two years lift; families move a little more freely; grandchildren and children be visited or come to visit; parents celebrate…
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Public galleries which allow public access to viewing art works are quite recent.
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In the late 18th century German philosophers started thinking anew about what it means to belong to a nation. Language was one of the characteristics they hit on.
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Why am I a member of the Friends of Te Papa? We were originally given a gift membership when we moved to Wellington and consequently came to a variety of…
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The current Robyn White exhibition at Te Papa, for which we have a Curator's Talk on Sunday September 18th, reminds us of buildings which could not be housed in a…
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In Wellington the National Library is public; the zoo is public and Te Papa is public.
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As members know, Te Papa is not just a place to visit and see things, but it is also a research institution with much of the research going on behind…
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Te Papa is again a clear attraction in the school holidays to judge by the number of school age children around the galleries.
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