Open-air museums - what does one do for a whole town?
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What stories should a museum tell?
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We are Friends of Te Papa which means we are friends of a building as well as what is in it and what goes on within it. Coming in to…
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This being the beginning of December and so the last President’s column for the eventful year of 2020, I wish you all and all your whanau very best wishes for…
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As most of you with an interest in the arts will know, the artist Marcel Duchamp once offered a finely sculpted white porcelain urinal for exhibition in an art gallery.…
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As I walk through the Bolton Street cemetery, the daffs are in full bloom.
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One of the pleasures about being a Friend of Te Papa is becoming informed about things, objects and, a few days ago, spiders and modern approaches to living in the…
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This being my first President’s Column, I want to pay tribute to Elizabeth Kay, my predecessor, for her many years of service to the Friends and her work as President.
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Ngā mihi o te tau hou! Happy New Year! As we emerge from a long autumn hibernation during the Covid.19 lockdown, it is fitting that this year we will celebrate…
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It is wonderful that Te Papa is open again after the long lockdown, and we can once again visit our favourite galleries, just as winter arrives.
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