Lots of excited anticipation preceded the commencement of our repeat Friends of Te Papa Back of House tours this week at the Te Papa Tory Street site. Our small group…
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At the time of our visit, the display showing the number of earthquakes located since the NGMC opened in 2018 stood at 54,859. With that level of activity, it is…
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Sean Mallon, Rachel Yates and Grace Hutton guided Friends members attending Behind the Scenes tours into the storerooms to experience the large Pacific Cultures Collection. These allow for multiple points…
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Three speakers from Hellenic New Zealand Congress shared the meaning and importance of Greek Orthodox Easter, Pascha. The full audience included several members of the Greek orthodox community. A special…
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A group of about ten Friends visited the Bartley & Company’s recently opened new space in Garrett Street, Te Aro to view and learn about the two exhibitions on display.
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The chance to learn about early European expeditions interacting with Southern Maori was too good to pass up on a recent Sunday afternoon when cultural historian and linguist, Dr Olga…
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On 18 March Ken Gorbey delivered a stimulating and thought-provoking address on museums –what is their role, and what are our expectations of a museum, both locally and nationally.
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For well-known Wellington artist Ronda Thompson, the best time to capture the magic of a landscape is early morning or evening.
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“Some things you just walk past….you miss things” commented a participant in the 4 February Friends tour of art on show in Te Papa’s fifth floor galleries. She didn’t only…
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If you’d like tales giving history, detail and context together with a wander through Te Papa’s Tory Street storerooms you would have loved our recent Back of House Tours with…
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