Step into the world of a morally conflicted lover, look deeper at the work of some of New Zealand’s leading artists, and experience the world’s first Māori VR film.
Will she or won’t she? (12 Dec – 31 Jan)
Asterié is a painting inspired by a poem. In this immersive experience, unlock your creativity and explore ideas about love, distance and longing.
Deep Looking (12 Dec – 31 Jan)
Over the course of six weeks, meet one powerful art work at a time. Paintings by Ralph Hotere, Gretchen Albrecht, and Milan Mrkusich.
Slow down, stay still, challenge yourself to look closer than ever before.
Whakakitenga VR experience (18 Jan – 31 Jan)
Meet Ngāti Toa chief Te Rangihaeata in a 19th century watercolour. Then, step back in time with him in the world’s first Māori VR experience.
Put on a VR headset and be transported to a pivotal moment in Te Rangihaeata’s life and our history. It’s 1846 and the first waves of colonialism are breaking against the shores of his home on Mana Island, north of Wellington.
Brought to Te Papa by Victoria University and Ngāti Toa.
Close English textHou mai ki roto ki te ao o tētahi mate whakaipoipo, kia hōhonu ake te titiro ki ngā mahi a ētahi o ngā tohunga ringatoi o Aotearoa, ā, ka rumaki ki te kiriata Ao Mariko Māori tuatahi.
Ka Pai ia Kāore Rānei?
He peita a Asterié i hua mai ai nā tētahi ruri. I roto i tēnei toronga rumaki, tukuna tō wairua auaha kia rere, toroa hoki ngā whakaaro mō te aroha, mō te manako me te koingo.
Rumakanga
I roto i ngā wiki e 6, kia kotahi mahinga toi motuhake hei toronga atu. Ngā peita nā Ralph Hotere, nā Gretchen Albrecht, rātou ko Milan Mrkusich.
Kia āta haere, me tū noa, me māia ake ki te āta kanohi hōmiro atu.
Whakakitenga
Kia tūtaki mai ki Te Rangihaeata, te whakamataku o Ngāti Toa, i roto i tētahi peita waikano nō te rautau 19. Tēnā, e hoki whakamuri tahi atu me ia ki tētahi Ao Mariko Māori tuatahi i te ao.
Me mau whakapiringa mahunga VR ki te whakawhiti atu ki tētahi tino wā I te oranga o Te Rangihaeata. Kei te tau 1846, ko te taurewatanga mai o te tai whatinga tuatahi mai o te iwi ki ngā ākau o tōna kāinga, i Te Mana o Kupe, kei te raki o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
He mea mau mai nā Te Herenga Waka me Ngāti Toa ki Te Papa.
Close te reo Māori textEvents
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Two poets: An ode to Asterié
Two poets: An ode to Asterié
Sun 31 Jan 2021, 2.00pm–2.30pm Toi Art, Level 4
