A fascinating partnership and a wealth of knowledge and ambition were shared in Threads of Tradition, a talk about hand loomed cloths of India on Tuesday 20th August 2019.
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Improvements in information and technology since the creation of previous exhibition spaces has seen GNS and GeoNet work alongside Te Papa staff in updating Te Taiao | Nature.
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A big crowd turned out to hear British archaeologist Tony O’Connor give two richly illustrated lectures about the ancient Mediterranean world.
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Friends had a very enjoyable visit, with Danielle giving a demonstration of a print making technique called mokulito and Donna-Marie talking about her exhibition works.
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Over 480 Friends of Te Papa were treated to a special evening on Thursday 27 June. For the very first time Te Papa extended its opening hours to allow Friends…
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The Friends tour of Parliament’s Art Collection had many dimensions. The beautiful art works were to be expected but the tour was also interesting in other ways, not the least…
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Living in New Zealand, most of us are familiar with the distinctive koru motif. Born 100 years ago in the capital, Gordon Walters (1919-1995), is one of New Zealand’s most…
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It was a full house at the Te Huinga Centre for Mark Stocker’s lecture. Mark’s role at Te Papa is as Curator Art. His aim, he said, was to provide…
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The exhibition at Millers O’Brien gallery, 85 Victoria Street showed the work of three young New Zealand artists – Will Bennett (oil paintings), Harry Culy (photography) and Jaime Jenkins (ceramics).…
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Martin Lewis & Nicola Caldwell It’s a revelation climbing the stairs to the mezzanine Reading Room above the Treaty of Waitangi exhibition at Te Papa. Past caged rare and fragile…
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