As a teenager, I sellotaped a stylized koru print saved from an art calendar to my wardrobe door. Its black and white ‘simple’ format intrigued me. Was the white in the foreground or the black? Or did they hold equal value? Cleverly it demanded closer inspection.
Read more |September 20, 2019
New Zealand’s isolation is the key to its staggering success in keeping so many endemic species. Admittedly many of these are microscopic, but we have around 25,000 endemic species (found only here) and another 25,000 which have managed to migrate to our neighbours in the Pacific
Read more |September 6, 2019
On a recent sunny day about 25 Friends of Te Papa gathered at one of Wellington’s oldest homes, Crofton House in Ngaio. The house was built in 1857 for William Fox, an explorer, politician, premier, painter and social reformer. It has been the home of the Domett family since 1979.
Read more |September 4, 2019
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.
Read more |August 23, 2019
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.
Read more |July 29, 2019
A big crowd turned out to hear British archaeologist Tony O’Connor give two richly illustrated lectures about the ancient Mediterranean world.
Read more |July 24, 2019
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.
Read more |July 11, 2019
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 exclusive access to all areas of the museum with special talks, peeks behind the scenes and talks by curators and museum staff.
Read more |July 6, 2019
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 being the venue.
Read more |July 1, 2019
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 significant modernist artists. His painted abstractions and refinement of the koru became a key element in his painting.
Read more |June 18, 2019
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