Planning an ECE education programme for Matariki
Matariki is an incredibly busy and exciting time for us at Te Papa as we put on a big programme of public events, and educational visits for schools.Read more
2017-09-28
Election 2017: Education for all
In the lead-up to the 2017 General Election, we have linked each of these issues to objects from the collection, or education programmes, run by Te Papa. In this post, Learning Innovation Specialist Ewan MacLeod writes about Education.Read more
2017-09-20
The art of ako: Teaching kids to teach kids to use virtual reality
Learning innovation specialist Ewan MacLeod looks at how the Māori concept of ako guides pedagogy inside a 21st century learning lab.Read more
2017-05-19
Young photographers display their work in a virtual gallery
Te Papa Senior Advisor, Museum Education Tara Fagan spends some time with young children as they get creative in virtual reality.Read more
2017-03-23
Pukerua Bay School Museum visit the conservation lab
Aurelia, Paddy and Isaac visited Te Papa’s conservation team to find out all about picture framing and paper and painting conservation.Read more
2016-12-22
How to create a high tech Learning Lab in a museum
Educator Matt Richards talks about his experience creating a Learning Lab for Te Papa and seeing students engage with the space for the first time. Read more
2016-12-21
The ‘It’s a Bug’s Life’ science education resource is here!
After two years of dedicated mahi (work), we are proud to share with you the It’s a Bug’s Life science education resource for ECE and Primary.Read more
2016-12-16
Bug Lab: an educator’s role in creating a blockbuster exhibition
Museum education specialist Donald James talks about the new Bug Lab exhibition coming to Te Papa on 10 Dec 2016 and introduces a brand new learning resource for teachers.Read more
2016-11-22
Little photographers on the loose
You can come across some surprising sights when wandering around Te Papa – including 3 and 4-year-olds taking pictures with vintage cameras. Read more
2016-11-10
Botanic gardens: our outdoor museums and why they matter
Why are botanic gardens important? And what does this have to do with Te Papa?Read more
2016-10-14
Te Papa Māori museum educators meet Tairāwhiti
My name is Pania, I’m the freshman. Straight out of the classroom, I had never worked in a Museum before, let alone the museum of all museums – Te Papa!Read more
2016-09-28
It’s a Bug’s Life: Our journey with science by Kiwi Kids ECC
In this post, we hear from Mia Wynyard, kaiako at Kiwi Kids ECC. Let’s find out what the ‘It’s a Bug’s Life’ project has meant for this Centre one year on… We are one year on from our ‘It’s a Bug’s Life’ experience and we can’t express just how much our thinkingRead more
2016-09-22
It’s a Bug’s Life – Impact of the project for Imagine Childcare
The ‘It’s a Bug’s Life’ education resource is on its way – but what has been the impact of this project so far? In this post, we hear from Imagine Childcare – one of our three ECE partnership groups. They are using the expertise they gained through our research to inform their Department ofRead more
2016-09-21
Pukerua Bay School Museum visit European Splendour
The European Splendour 1500-1800 exhibition opened on Friday 16 September in Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa. Our friends from Pukerua Bay School Museum: Aurelia (aged 9), Paddy (aged 11), Isaac (aged 12) and their teacher Cat Lunjevich, came to visit and spent time in conversation with our curators Justine and Mark. TheyRead more
2016-09-19
Photography craze at Tai Tamariki Kindergarten
The children from Tai Tamariki Kindergarten really enjoy visiting Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa! A favourite exhibition last season was New Zealand Photography Collected – one of the largest showing of photography collections here at Te Papa. The exhibition was based on the recent book of the same name, written by ourRead more
2016-09-15