Everyone should visit this amazing place. If you can’t, look it up on line!
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A lively conversation about what we have been taught and what we have not learnt took place when Gregor Fountain and Leah Bell interviewed each other about the introduction of…
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Insects and deep sea fishes from Te Papa's storage facility? Who doesn’t want to see that? When Friends of Te Papa had this event come up, I was keen. Such…
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Annika’s knowledge of her subject, her enthusiasm and obvious affection for the Smythe collection shone through.
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When Amber travels the world for research, or to bring ancestors home, she takes part in conversations and dialogue around this which is a very important part of her mahi.
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Handbags are familiar items to us; mostly utilitarian and a fact of life, but they did not emerge as desirable and useful objects all that long ago.. We all associate…
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The word Matarau refers to a multi-pronged spear used for fishing and eeling; in this work we see a mother with spear in hand guiding her 3 tamariki.
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Linda regaled us with a fascinating insight into the history of Circa, how such a modern live theatre organisation is run.
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The signature items exhibited include a range of undergarments - an Edwardian corset cover and petticoat with pocket; a remade dress, a child’s cape, a handmade blouse, an Edwardian blouse,…
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Many of us grew up with modernist design in furniture, ceramics, textiles, architecture and even ordinary household objects. Now enough time has passed since the peak of ‘modernism’ to allow…
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