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Two ladies using sign language in front of a group

A beginner’s guide to incorporating New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)

We invited Victoria and Shannon from Deaf Aotearoa to speak to us about why using NZSL is so important and how best to make effective use of it.Read more

2018-10-25
By: Guest writer
On: 25 Oct 2018
In: Behind the scenes, Education

Why you should talk to your audiences before starting to design

‘We just want other people to be able to do this!’ User experience designers Kate Wanless and Karyn Brice talk about how they’re using a user-centred design process to create an earthquake interactive for the new Taiao | Nature zone coming in 2019.Read more

2018-09-27
By: Kate Wanless
On: 27 Sep 2018
In: Behind the scenes
A man holds up a piece of paper with the te reo Māori translations for agile project management words

The language of agile methodology in te reo Māori: being kakama

In our daily behind the scenes work we use agile methodology and te reo – but we can always do better. Reo Māori Writer Ranea Aperahama worked with the team driving agile throughout Te Papa to come up with the reo interpretations.Read more

2018-07-30
By: Daniel Crichton-Rouse
On: 30 Jul 2018
In: Behind the scenes, Māori

How your behaviour has changed the way we make digital exhibition labels

Have you used digital labels in our exhibitions? We use them to tell stories about our objects on screens, instead of just text on walls. Our User Experience team Karyn Brice and Kate Wanless share what they’ve learnt over the last year, and how these insights have helped create our most successful digital label ever.Read more

2018-05-09
By: Karyn Brice
On: 9 May 2018
In: Behind the scenes

Digitally ‘restoring’ a WWII souvenir textile

A faded embroidery shines again with the help of Photoshop. Textiles conservator Anne Peranteau discusses the process of digitally restoring colour to a faded Egyptian souvenir from World War II.Read more

2018-04-19
By: Anne Peranteau
On: 19 Apr 2018
In: History
Students in the Learning Lab at Te Papa

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
By: Matt Richards
On: 21 Dec 2016
In: Education
A lady wearing a VR headset

Taking over tomorrow’s museum: Virtual reality and the rise of experience

It can take a while for the public to warm up to experimental innovations, but often they can become unanimous or even necessary. Virtual reality, or VR, is one of these innovations, and it has the potential to take over every industry we can think of; The culture sector, and Te Papa included.Read more

2016-10-18
By: Laura Scatchard
On: 18 Oct 2016
In: Behind the scenes, Science

How are we looking? Photo sharing gives us a glimpse into how we look

Amos Mann, a Digital Content Producer at Te Papa, finds tensions, connections, and conversations within #tepapaphoto, an Instagram photo sharing project currently underway. We love taking photos. We love sharing photos. And now, more easily than ever before, from across town and across the world, we can instantly show each other whereRead more

2016-03-09
By: Amos Mann
On: 9 Mar 2016
In: Art, Photography

Help us make our digital content better for you!

We’re working on an exciting project to make our digital content better for you, and we need your help to make sure we’re heading in the right direction. Take part We’re looking for people to come to Te Papa to try out a new digital project we’re working on. NoRead more

2015-11-16
By: Te Papa
On: 16 Nov 2015
In: Behind the scenes

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