International Women’s Day – inspiring ‘women’s work’
Our history curators pay homage to women who feature in Te Papa’s collections who have sought to create change through their work.Read more
2017-03-08
‘The wild country of my Taihape’: a painting by Douglas MacDiarmid
One of my favourite paintings in Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa is a small oil by Douglas MacDiarmid – Papa cliff pool with bathers, Taihape. Whenever I see it, I’m struck by its clarity and intensity. Everything contributes to the sense of dream-like wonder: the emerald-green water, the sensuousRead more
2015-12-11
Dreaming of the modern – Helen Hitchings
It was while Helen Hitchings (1920-2002) was in hospital during the early 1940s that the idea of forming a gallery came to her. The Gallery of Helen Hitchings was opened in Wellington in 1949, her mission to promote an awareness of ‘good domestic design’, made by New Zealanders– up toRead more
2015-08-27
The Gallery of Helen Hitchings – mixing the modern – art and design
When Helen Hitchings launched her gallery in 1949, it was a landmark moment for modernism in New Zealand. Te Papa celebrates this event with the exhibition in Ngā Toi /Arts Te Papa with the Gallery of Helen Hitchings. Former advertising assistant and theatre designer, Hitchings had established her dealer galleryRead more
2015-04-21