Archive History The Motunui Panels 09/07/2014 0 In 1984 the panels were described by Dr John Yaldwyn, the then director of the Dominion Museum as “the single most exciting unit of the now extinct Taranaki carving style”… READ MORE
Archive History Silk’s Long Journey 09/07/2014 0 Humans have domesticated only two insects: the bee and the silk worm. The story goes that one day, when a young Chinese princess was drinking tea under a mulberry tree,… READ MORE
Archive A day of delights 09/07/2014 0 Inside a large transparent box was a necklace with three pohutukawa flowers, enamel on tin on a brown thread... This simple piece of jewellery, borrowed from Te Papa, had been… READ MORE
Archive History Silk’s Long Journey… 09/07/2014 0 There was a great turnout of Friends to hear Thelma Whiston’s talk: Silken Threads. The talk gave a rich insight into the history of silk and sericulture from the time… READ MORE
Archive Arts And the winner is……! 09/07/2014 0 We are delighted to announce that The New Zealand Art Activity Book, produced by Te Papa Press and designed by Spencer Levine, is the award winner in the children's section of… READ MORE
Archive News Friends’ donation to Te Papa 09/07/2014 0 On 3 July, at the Friends of Te Papa AGM, a cheque for $15,000 was presented by the President, Gordon Shroff, to Te Papa's Chief Operating Officer, David Robinson. The… READ MORE
Archive News News Easy way to pay for events 09/07/2014 0 Did you know you can now pay for Friends’ events using internet banking READ MORE
Archive News Congratulations to Jonathan Mane-Wheoki 11/06/2014 0 The Friends of Te Papa are delighted to congratulate Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Head of Arts & Visual Culture, on his appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit… READ MORE
Archive Whiti Te Rā! 29/05/2014 0 Explore the history of Wellington’s local iwi, Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Theirs has been a journey of epic migrations, fierce battles, stunning economic successes – and dramatic reversals of fortune. READ MORE
Archive Events Matariki at Te Papa 28/05/2014 0 Every year, approximately 300 senior Māori performing artists pack their bags with their most precious adornments and make the journey from around the country to Te Papa for the annual… READ MORE