Archive History Chilean quilts 30/09/2013 0 On Monday evening 2 September 2013, the Friends hosted a lecture by Roberta Bacic. She spoke passionately to the audience about the fascinating and politically-significant stories of arpilleras - tapestries… READ MORE
Archive News Michael Houlihan: Te Papa North 25/09/2013 0 Friends may have read the recent media coverage of a proposed partnership between Te Papa and central government to develop a national cultural centre for collections in South Auckland. The… READ MORE
Archive News Friends gift 18/09/2013 0 These elegant black stools are stable to sit on, light to carry, and are even useful to lean on while standing - something akin to a superior shooting stick ... READ MORE
Archive Exhibitions History WW1 Memorabilia 18/09/2013 0 Te Papa staff are busy working on a major exhibition about New Zealand’s role in the First World War to mark the centenaries of the outbreak of the War next… READ MORE
Archive Exhibitions And the winner is – 12/09/2013 0 Miss Universe 1983 has handed over her crown one final time – this time to Te Papa. READ MORE
Archive News Te Papa North 07/09/2013 0 Te Papa and central government are proposing to develop a national cultural centre for collections in South Auckland. The project would involve Te Papa and the government working with the… READ MORE
Uncategorized Our Miss Universe: Lorraine Downes 03/09/2013 0 Miss Universe 1983 has handed over her crown one final time – this time to Te Papa. Lorraine Downes’ glittery cobalt blue gown, Miss Universe crown, sash and trophy were… READ MORE
Archive Science Lloyd Geering: “Inspired by Science Express” 26/08/2013 0 According to Sir Lloyd, his latest book ‘From the Big Bang to God – our awe-inspiring journey of evolution’ (published in May 2013) was inspired by his participation at Science… READ MORE
Archive Science Cook Strait earthquakes: how likely is a big one? 26/08/2013 0 Earthquake expert Russ Van Dissen discusses the effect the Cook Strait quakes are having on the chances of a big one rocking Wellington READ MORE
Archive Arts History Quilts: Arpilleras in Contested Spaces 22/08/2013 0 This wonderful exhibition, Arpilleras in Contested Spaces, has been brought to Wellington by Roberta Bacic, who is a keynote speaker at the Third International Visual Methods conference in Wellington, hosted… READ MORE