Rembrandt comes alive on Collections Online
Dr Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, discusses his Collections Online summaries of Te Papa’s remarkable Rembrandt holdings.Read more
2017-10-05
Help us identify some 17th century butterflies, moths, and bugs
Think you know your bugs? Art curator Dr Mark Stocker has been working on a project along with our bug experts, Dr Phil Sirvid and Dr Julia Kasper, to identify a number of butterflies, moths, and other insects (including a snail) in some 17th century printsRead more
2017-08-23
Buongiorno! Ecco l’arte italiana! Italian Art at Te Papa
Ciao a tutti! Dr Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, takes a look at some of the fascinating and beautiful Italian art that’s in Te Papa’s collection. Marco’s journey takes us from Venice to Naples, and through 300 years of history. Read more
2017-07-20
Albrecht the Great: Five Dürers at Te Papa
Dr Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, explores five great Albrecht Dürer prints in Te Papa’s collection, and tells you all you ever wanted to know about Dürer’s most famous work, Melencolia I.Read more
2017-05-31
Are you a Dürer adorer?
Dr Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, introduces us to one of his all-time favourite artists, Albrecht Dürer, who is represented by over 40 works in Te Papa’s collection. He explains why Dürer is brilliant, fun, and highly relevant today.Read more
2017-05-26
Cinematic Renaissance animation starring Ursula the bear
Dr Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, explores a highly unusual set of etchings which depicts a day in the life of a huge, shaggy, brown bear. Read more
2017-04-13
A ‘Raphael’ just for you this Christmas
Mark Stocker, Curator International Historical Art, shares a Christmas delight with you: Raphael’s Madonna della Sedia, the Palazzo Pitti original and the Whanganui copy.Read more
2016-12-19
Art and Democracy
Dr Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, explores the slippery links between art and democracyRead more
2016-11-14
Wenceslaus Hollar: Etching the 17th century
Art curator Mark Stocker introduces us to the life and work of 17th century etcher Wenceslaus Hollar.Read more
2016-09-16
Creating something Shakespearean: Raymond Boyce and the Globe hangings
Do you support hangings? I certainly do if we are discussing the four embroidered wall hangings at Shakespeare’s Globe in London’s Bankside, designed by Wellington artist Raymond Boyce and made by over 400 women from North Shore to Southland in 1991. They are Aotearoa New Zealand’s proud gift to Shakespeare’s and a handsomeRead more
2016-05-22
One motif, thirty years of exploration: Jim Geddes on Gordon Walters
Te Papa’s touring exhibition, Gordon Walters: Koru, is currently being hosted at the Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore (23 April to 6 June), a splendid venue which is affectionately known as the ‘Goreggenheim’! Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, talked to the ebullient District Curator at Eastern Southland, Jim Geddes, about it…Read more
2016-05-15
Margaret Butler: An Invisible Sculptor?
I recently delivered a paper on the New Zealand sculptor Margaret Butler (1883-1947) at the University of Otago conference, ‘Making Women Visible’. Although one or two of her sculptures are occasionally exhibited, she is next to invisible to the wide public, certainly far more obscure than her older contemporary FrancesRead more
2016-03-14