With some help from experts we have got together a short reading list on the history of the Far North. Ideal as a guide if you are coming on the Historic Bay of Islands tour in October, the selection covers books that are quick to read as well as some that will take longer. Angela […]
Read more |August 8, 2017
Discover more of the exhibition ‘Gallipoli: The scale of our war’ in this special series of three lectures and tours, and enjoy a Devonshire tea afterwards.
Read more |August 8, 2017
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 |August 4, 2017
You are invited to join friends and colleagues of the late Jonathan Mane-Wheoki for the launch of a book of essays to be published in his memory.
Read more |July 23, 2017
Plenty of family-friendly events coming up, and to sweeten the experience, a special offer on a hot drink and a slice of cake for members …
Read more |July 5, 2017
Coat and bag check remains free for members. If you show your current membership card you will not be charged
Read more |May 31, 2017
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 19, 2017
Homes are places to retreat to, but they also reflect how we’d like to be seen. The art works in the Open Home exhibition explore what happens when home life goes on display – from model homes to suburban neuroses,
Read more |October 28, 2015
In 1970, the Chinese artist, Shi Lu (1919-1982) locked himself in a small shack beside the family apartment and began revising sketches made in the 1950s. A painting of an ancient Delhi fort became surrounded with red and black inscriptions, an Indian monk was transformed…
Read more |February 24, 2014
Artist in Focus presents paintings and sketches by Petrus van der Velden – an artist whose raw, expressive paintings are among the most important and engaging works made in New Zealand in the 1800s.
Read more |November 7, 2013
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