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Whales | Tohorā

Reassembling bones: How to build a Hector’s dolphin

Navigating brittle bones and teeth the size of rice, Thomas Schultz, Collection Manager Science, reflects on putting a Hector’s dolphin back together for an exhibition that would tour North America for ten years.Read more

2018-05-28
By: Thomas Schultz
On: 28 May 2018
In: Behind the scenes, Science

The decade-long journey of our whales exhibition

After a decade in North America, our Whales | Tohorā exhibition is making its way back south through the Pacific. For anyone who can’t recall the exhibition – it finished showing at Te Papa in May 2008. Here’s a brief recap from Pat Stodart, Touring Exhibition Manager.Read more

2018-05-11
By: Pat Stodart
On: 11 May 2018
In: Behind the scenes, Science

Whales: Giants of the Deep exhibition centre stage in New York

Te Papa’s Whales exhibition is about to open at one of the world’s most prestigious venues, the American Museum of Natural History, in New York. The exhibition has been touring the world since 2008 and has already been seen by more than a million people in North America.  The AmericanRead more

2013-03-22
By: Te Papa
On: 22 Mar 2013
In: Māori, Science

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