On Thursdays Te Papa closes late at 9pm, giving you a great opportunity to enjoy a ‘quieter’ time to explore the galleries. To add to your enjoyment, we are offering…
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Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa
In 2008, Goncharova once again set the art world ablaze when her 1909 painting Picking Apples fetched USD$9.8 million at auction. Remarkably, Te Papa owns seven paintings by Goncharova, undoubtedly…
The WOW Factor
The WOW Factor, an exhibition created to celebrate 25 years of The World of WearableArt™ has just been updated...
First World War Centenary
An evening with Sir Hew Strachan, Britain’s leading First World War historian Monday 25 August, 6pm – 7pm, Soundings Theatre, Te Papa, free entry In New Zealand, as elsewhere in the world,…
The Motunui Panels
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”…
Silk’s Long Journey
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,…
A day of delights
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…
Silk’s Long Journey…
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…
And the winner is……!
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…
Friends’ donation to Te Papa
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…