COMING IN JUNE: Fresh takes and new favourites. You’ll find them in Toi Art soon.
Across Levels 4 and 5 of Te Papa, changing art and photography exhibitions will showcase the National Art Collection. Find paintings, sculptures, tīvaevae, jewellery, drawings, ceramics, photography and more. Have a play in the refreshed whānau-friendly Art Studio, discover new artists, or spend time with a favourite artwork.
Having closed in May 2024 for renovations, the galleries will reopen with a fresh hang of work from across the art, photography and decorative art collections.
Iconic works such as Ralph Hotere’s Black Phoenix (1984-88) will be shown alongside landmark new acquisitions. Deep-dive into Leslie Adkin’s early 20th-century photographs, spend time with paintings by artists such as John Pule and Barbara Tuck, and enjoy the work of leading British artist Lubaina Himid (brought here as part of a touring exhibition from Artspace Aotearoa).
Right: William de Morgan, dish, about 1885. Walter C Cook Decorative Art Collection, Gift of Walter Cook, 1992. Te Papa (CG001805)
Above: Leslie Adkin, The daisy’s verdict – He loves me, he loves me not?, 15 April 1914. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964 (B.022605)