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The Cipiyak Project – stories of Japanese connections with Aotearoa

Curator Grace Gassin introduces a new project highlighting taonga in the national collection belonging to Ainu, an indigenous people of 日本 Japan, as well as stories of Japanese migration to Aotearoa New Zealand.Read more

By: Grace Gassin

On: 21 Apr 2022

In: History

Goggle-eyed dogū: Pre-historic Japan at Te Papa

Science Researcher Rodrigo Salvador spends most of his working hours studying snails, but his interest spans much further afield. Here, he discusses one of his favourite ‘weird’ objects in our history collection – a goggle-eyed figurine from pre-historic Japan.Read more

By: Rodrigo Salvador

On: 28 Jun 2018

In: History

Rare books and the marvellous art of marbling

Research Librarian, Martin Lewis, explains why he’s been losing his marbles over marbling…Read more

By: Martin Lewis

On: 27 Apr 2017

In: Art, Behind the scenes, History