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Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Build cardboard tube creations inspired by Yona Lee’s artwork, Kit-set In-Transit at this free interactive drop-in session for tamariki.
Sat 27 Dec 2025, 10am – 12 midday
Sun 4 Jan 2026, 10am – 12 midday
Kit-set In-transit, (artwork made from chrome jungle gym bars) Toi Art, Level 5
Free, with museum entry
For tamariki under five
Kit-set In-transit is a gleaming tangle of pipes that bend through the gallery. At this free drop-in session, we will play with shape and size to build imaginative structures using recycled cardboard. You are invited to use your imagination to extend the artwork, building in and around the installation itself. All materials will be provided.
Tamariki must be accompanied by a caregiver at all times.
Yona Lee, Kit--set In-transit, 2020. Installation view (detail), 2025. Purchased 2021. Te Papa (2021-0030-1)
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