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Collections Online tour; part 4, Places and Categories

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Carrying on our tour of our recent Collections Online release. Previously we’ve discussed Objects, Topics and People. Today; Categories and Places. When we document our collection objects and related knowledge we use controlled vocabulary to describe the type of objects, the subjects and concepts related, the materials they are made of and the techniques used. We… Read more »

See Te Papa on TVNZ6 from tomorrow!

  • Riria Hoter and Simon Morton - your guides to NZ's cultural treasures in Tales from Te Papa
  • Riria Hotere and Simon Morton - your guides to New Zealand's treasures in Tales from Te Papa
  • Riria Hotere and Simon Morton, your guides to the national collection
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Join Simon Morton and Riria Hotere for your personal guided tour of the nation’s treasures when TVNZ6, in partnership with Te Papa and Vero, launch Tales from Te Papa on Tuesday 1 September! Tales from Te Papa is a series of mini-docos (between 2-5 minutes long) showcasing significant objects and taonga from the collections of… Read more »

Collections Online tour; part 3, People and Organisations

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OK so far on our tour of Collections Online we’ve covered Objects and Topics.  These wouldn’t exist without people.  People and organisations Artists and makers, collectors, historical figures; basically people and organisations that are related to the objects or topics in the collection. Take a look at the record for Leslie Adkin;    Or maybe you’re interested in… Read more »

Collections Online tour; part 2, Topics

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Continuing our tour of the new version of  Collections Online, today we look at topics.  As well as making our collections accessible online, we’re also trying to make more of our knowledge and research available. One way we are doing that is through topics. Topics Topics range from simple groupings of content we want to highlight,… Read more »

Collections Online tour; part 1, objects

Motor Car, 1903, Peugeot, Gift of A.R. and J.D. Green, 1955

Our new version of Collections Online has much more content, types of information, and browsing possibilities than before. There’s a bit too much to explain in one post so we’re going to break it up over a series of posts. First up, the obvious, Te Papa’s Collection. Objects Of course a primary goal of ours… Read more »

Want to learn about mosses and liverworts?

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I am helping to organise the 2009 John Child Bryophyte Workshop.   Bryophytes comprise mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.  The Workshop also covers lichens, and it provides a great opportunity  to learn more about these fascinating plants.  Novices are welcome, with guidance provided for beginners. The workshop will be based at Pukeora Estate, near Waipukurau in Hawke’s Bay,… Read more »

The big art book

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  • The limited edition. Gorgeous.
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Hi there, I’m William McAloon, Curator of Historical New Zealand Art here at Te Papa. Over the last couple of years I’ve been working on a big book on Te Papa’s art collection. Art at Te Papa features over 400 works, from the 15th century to the present day. The cover star is Michael Illingworth’s… Read more »

Lancewood hunting

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Field-work is one of the best aspects of working as a Natural Environment curator at Te Papa. I get to spend about three weeks a year in the field collecting plant specimens. I’ve recently returned from ten days field-work in the South Island, collecting samples for our research on lancewood (horoeka, Pseudopanax crassifolius) and fierce… Read more »
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