Bring the kids to meet Kahu live on Level 5 as part of the opening weekend of Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa. And while you’re there, check out the art.
Hear four curators talk about different aspects of Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa over four days.
Celebrate the opening weekend of Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa by making your very own momento to take home. For art lovers of all ages.
Hear Michael Parekowhai’s spectacular carved grand piano, He kōrero pūrākau mo te awanui o te motu: story of a New Zealand river.
Four artists over four days. Hear Andrew McLeod, Shane Cotton, Niki Hastings-McFall, and Robin White talk about their work, which is on display in the new exhibition Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa.
Join us in acknowledging the importance of birds in our ecosystem by pretending to be one for a little while!
Join scientist John Flux to learn where domestic cats fit in the complex hierarchy of good and bad predators.
Kids, join the Crafty Art Detective Agency, put on your detective gear, and get sleuthing!
People from all over the world come to New Zealand to visit and live! Our Passports and Tangata o le Moana: The story of Pacific people in New Zealand exhibitions highlight a few of their stories.
Join Walter Cook, a museum benefactor and gifted speaker, as he discusses the arrival of modernism in New Zealand with Te Papa curator Justine Olsen.
Judge Arthur Tompkins presents a lecture surveying fascinating examples of art crimes from wartime, the people involved, and stories and myths that surround them.
Join us for a Friday or Saturday lunchtime concert by Catherine McKay, who plays Michael Parekowhai’s carved grand piano, He kōrero.
For more than 20 years, Alan has collected video games and consoles. On Saturday 13 April, he’s going to talk about all the objects in these cases – part of his amazing collection.
Women who make and play videogames explain what they do and share what they love about their careers. They reflect on entering a male-dominated industry and offer suggestions to women considering a career in games.
Whales play a big part in making New Zealand special. Form some flukes of your own!
Artist Bill Culbert is New Zealand’s representative at the 2013 Venice Biennale. Tour his works through central Wellington and Te Papa. Round off the evening with a performance of Michael Parekowhai’s piano artwork.
This action-packed family programme is in association with Game Masters – an exhibition celebrating 40 years of gaming history, with over 100 playable games.
Celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s birthday on 21 April by taking home a replica of her headgear. Check out memorabilia from her 1953 visit to New Zealand in Slice of Heaven: 20th Century Aotearoa.
Add some flair to your hair! Create a hair adornment inspired by the Pacific islands.
Decorate and learn how to use a porotiti – a spinning-disc instrument. Porotiti are just one form of taonga puoro (Māori musical instruments).
Enjoy an Anzac Day feast of music and film at Te Papa.
Celebrate Anzac Day by fabricating a medal to honour members of the armed forces all over the world.
We can’t get enough of the famous fern symbol for our sports teams. Explore some artistic uses of the fern during our activity session and other uses in the exhibition Tai timu, tai pari, Tainui: Journey of a people.
Makertorium brings together makers, creators, tinkerers, and inventors from all over New Zealand in a showcase of Kiwi ingenuity and maker culture.
Celebrate our oceanic friends in the exhibition Deep NZ: Our underwater wilderness.
Helen Medlyn and Penny Dodd have created a show bursting with songs from musical theatre, jazz, and opera, interspersed with comic ditties and anecdote.
Create your own ngahere (forest) puzzle. Which trees will make the cut?
Author Helen Lloyd will discuss why there is a need for this type of book for children, and give an insight into how she developed the concept.
Find a great use for all your hot air!
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