On 5 June 170 Friends of Te Papa had a most enjoyable evening catching up with old friends and remembering highlights from our first 20 years as we gathered to farewell long-serving Friends’ Manager, Elizabeth Ridder. As images showing moments from 20 years of the Friends played on a large screen, guests listened to warm […]
Read more |June 11, 2018
Fashion is all around us: it can enable change as well as challenge and even divide us. What is fashion: mirror, barometer or change agent? This lecture series opens up the world of fashion across cultures and societies. It explores how western fashion developed through an interaction
Read more |June 11, 2018
“Today I was overjoyed to see stools on offer in the Toi Art exhibition.” In 2013 the Friends of Te Papa donated 40 folding stools to Te Papa. Since Toi Art opened, 20 of the folding stools have been placed on hooks in various locations in the galleries. This great feedback shows how much the stools are being valued for comfortable viewing.
Read more |May 17, 2018
This special tour will feature a visit to the new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza, home to over 5,000 items from the Tutankhamen Collection, opening later this year. Other exclusive highlights include seamless travel in Egypt, being met inside immigration for fast tracking visa applications, a special welcome cocktail party ‘in the shadow of the pyramids’, and admission to additional sites that require a special licence to enter.
Read more |May 16, 2018
Congratulations to our winners of the membership draw, and thank you to all who renewed their membership, your continuing support is valued.
Read more |April 26, 2018
A trip to the Chatham Islands with Te Papa geologist Hamish Campbell and scientist and mezzotint artist Chris Adams is a must do. They are much more than natural science. You will explore Chatham Islands history, culture and cuisine.
Read more |April 4, 2018
On Thursday evening the Friends of Te Papa had an exclusive free preview. Over a 5 hour window, hundreds visited the gallery… It was in their words, “world-class… “exciting” and… “a fantastic achievement”
Read more |March 17, 2018
Renew by Friday 6 April 2018 and your name will go in the draw to win one of five Te Papa Store gift vouchers to the value of $60.00. Your continuing support is valued and we look forward to seeing you during the year.
Read more |February 28, 2018
The display of over 50 wonders of the world made entirely from LEGO bricks, and which has attracted well over 50,000 visitors, will now close on Sunday 18 February (end of day).
Read more |January 30, 2018
Celebrating Te Papa’s a new relationship with Circa, Te Papa presents an award-winning collaboration at Circa. Rushes, is an inter-arts experience like no other. (Friends of both Te Papa and Circa have a discounted price of $30.00)
Read more |January 19, 2018
Learn more about Te Papa from the inside. As a Friend, you’ll enjoy exclusive exhibition previews, discounts, special events, and more.