Do you have skills and experience in website management and development? Would you like to look after the Friends successful database and website? The Friends of Te Papa are seeking a person with strong skills and experience in WordPress to manage and support the Friends membership database. The Friends friendly and attractive website manages a […]
Read more |May 31, 2019
Do you have good Secretarial Skills? Can you share them with the Friends of Te Papa? The Friends are seeking a Secretary to join the Friends Executive Committee, to attend and record the minutes of the monthly committee meetings. Committee meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, from 4.30 to 6.30 pm. […]
Read more |May 13, 2019
In connection with the exhibition Frances Hodgkins, from Dunedin to Waikanae, Mahara Gallery are offering a special study day on Sunday 19 May, from 1 pm – 5 pm at the Waikanae Community Centre, Utauta Street, Waikanae.
Read more |May 6, 2019
Kia ora koutou, Some of you have been in contact with the Friends to voice your concerns about the changes in the science and natural history teams. Like you, we are passionate about Te Papa and the recent publicity in the media has been disappointing. You will also understand that while the Friends exist to […]
Read more |March 26, 2019
Having surpassed its visitor target of 350,000 visitors in its first year, Te Papa’s new art gallery Toi Art has welcomed 670,346 visitors since opening, making it the most attended art gallery in the country. Charlotte Davy, Te Papa Head of Art says that the new art gallery is a place to have fun with […]
Read more |March 26, 2019
Iwi from around the country will gather in Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa | Gisborne this week to share kaupapa of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) at the Tūhonohono conference. The journey of Te Hau ki Tūranga, the world’s oldest whare whakairo (carved house), will be the focus of kōrero. The wharenui is on display at Te Papa and is the centrepiece […]
Read more |March 26, 2019
Te Papa and Bellamys by Logan Brown have a special relationship and wanted to share with the Friends a beautifully curated meal on 4 April which highlights food and wine from Hawke’s Bay. Be wined and dined in luxury at the Beehive. Contact Bellamys directly to book in yourself in for a treat with […]
Read more |March 18, 2019
Te Papa Talks continue on Tuesday 2 April with ‘How Long is Forever?’. The session will explore ways in which we understand time and immortality. How did the ancient Chinese understand time and immortality? How are our perceptions different? Friends of Te Papa get $5 off and will be entered in to the prize draw […]
Read more |March 18, 2019
The Friends of Te Papa’s aims are to provide opportunities for members to engage with Te Papa, and to support the acquisition of new items for its collections. The photo album shows some of the works that the Friends have contributed
Read more |March 14, 2019
Friday 8 March 4pm, Rangimarie Rooms 1 and 2, Te Papa Facing the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes on the site of the Warsaw ghetto and prewar Jewish neighborhood POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews completes the memorial complex. At the monument we honor those who died by remembering how they died. At the […]
Read more |February 26, 2019
Learn more about Te Papa from the inside. As a Friend, you’ll enjoy exclusive exhibition previews, discounts, special events, and more.