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    Art and Wellbeing Weekend

    Art and Wellbeing Weekend

    Join artist Tiffany Singh (‘Indra’s bow’ and ‘Total internal reflection’) alongside panelists and workshop facilitators from science, health, education, and arts backgrounds for a weekend of events that will explore the relationship between the arts and wellbeing.

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    Robotics After School Club

    Robotics After School Club

    Build your own robot, have a go at coding, and meet inspiring innovators at our eight-week Robotics After School Club. For ages 9–14.

    Tue 8 May – Tue 26 Jun 2018, 3.45pm–5.15pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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    Détour by Michael Parekowhai

    Détour by Michael Parekowhai

    Whimsical but with a critical edge, ‘Détour’ is Michael Parekowhai’s response to the repositioning of contemporary art at Te Papa with the opening of the new gallery.

    On now
    17 Mar – 4 Nov 2018

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

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    Toi Art: Immersive Movement Tours

    Toi Art: Immersive Movement Tours

    In ‘Walk with me’, a new BodyCartography Project commission, dancers lead you through our new art galleries on a unique tour that uses movement to explore art in new ways.

    Sun 29 Apr 2018, 1.00pm–5.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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    Cigarette packets and chocolate boxes: How we used to store our collections

    Cigarette packets and chocolate boxes: How we used to store our collections

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    Te Papa Blog

  • A preserved giant wētā in a jar with two worms coming out of it
    Sir Richard Taylor and the wētā

    Sir Richard Taylor and the wētā

    The ‘ultimate monster’ that’s been on the scene since before dinosaurs. Sir Richard Taylor was so enamoured by the critter that he named his company after it.

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    Matariki activity book

    Matariki activity book

    Learn about Matariki through fun kids' activities. Featuring word searches, colouring pages, games, and stories, discover what's important during Matariki – whetū (stars), the Maramataka (lunar calendar), kōrero (stories), kai (food), whenua (land), and whānau (family).  

    Education resource

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    Audio guide – Kaleidoscope: Abstract Aotearoa

    Audio guide – Kaleidoscope: Abstract Aotearoa

    What do a scientist, an art curator, or a musician see when they look at abstract art?

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    Collections Online

    Collections Online

    Browse 800,000 artworks, taonga, photographs, collection objects, and botanical and zoological specimens from Te Papa’s collections.

    Collections Online

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    Colin McCahon

    Colin McCahon

    Explore the life and works of New Zealand artist Colin McCahon (1919–1987).

    Collections Online

  • Play School at the Teddy Bears Picnic
    Theresa Healey and the Play School toys

    Theresa Healey and the Play School toys

    Play School host Theresa Healey and history curator Kirstie Ross discuss the toys that belonged to us all... Humpty, Jemima, Big Ted, Little Ted, and of course New Zealand's own Manu.

  • Photograph of Ākenehi Pātoka in the 1870s
    Te ao Māori: The synergy between women and the land

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    'If we are to discuss the importance of wāhine, we are also discussing the importance of whenua.' Iwi development manager Migoto Eria looks at the synergy between women and the land.

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    Art and Photography at Te Papa

    Art and Photography at Te Papa

    Browse our online collection of watercolours, drawings, photographs, and sculptures, spanning landscapes, portraits, and abstract pieces from New Zealand and around the world.

    Collections Online

  • A black and white photograph of a Maori man in a cloak having a tā moko chiseled onto his face
    Tā moko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings

    Tā moko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings

    Discover the history and practice of tā moko, and find out why the lines of a moko carved in skin represent much more than a tattoo.

  • A man works on one of the giant model's faces.
    Behind the scenes of Gallipoli

    Behind the scenes of Gallipoli

    Watch as Weta Workshop and Te Papa combine the worlds of movies, model-making, and museums to create an exhibition like no other.

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    The small but powerful effects of tiny activism

    The small but powerful effects of tiny activism

    History curator Stephanie Gibson has a particular interest in how tiny things can have big impacts – especially in protest movements. She talks through some of these objects which feature in Te Papa’s collection, but also her personal one.

    Te Papa Blog

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