Te Papa provides wonderful learning opportunities for visitors of all ages and interests. Here are some of the highlights from our education programmes, events, exhibitions, and tours.
5 July - 5 October
A must-see for all art and art history students. Rita Angus: Life & Vision is an exhibition that documents the art and life of one of New Zealand's most significant and best-loved artists. It features 200 works which reveal the full scope of Angus's painting over four decades.
The education programme developed for this exhibition examines selected works in detail. It also puts the students in the position of art interpreter, getting them to write about the works for an audience of their own age group.
The Rita Angus mini-site supports the exhibition, so students and teachers can re-examine works online. You can also submit your own lables, great as a follow up activity.
Years 1-13, Levels 1-8
The Arts - Visual Art. English.
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Environmental Education Programmes
June 2008 – January 2009
Moving Towards a Balanced Earth: Kick the Carbon Habit is an exhibition of international contemporary art based on world environmental issues. Bring your students to see this exhibition and take part in an environmental education programme.
Choose from 'Our Oceans' or 'Our Forests'. These science-based programmes focus on New Zealand's local and regional environments, and highlight international issues.
Years 1-10, Levels 1-5
Science.
The Arts – Visual Art.
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Long-term exhibition opening 27 September 2008
Opening soon, Our Space is a spectacular new multimedia and interactive experience. Visit www.ourspace.tepapa.com to contribute images and clips and become part of the Our Space community. There are three parts to Our Space: The Map, The Wall and the simulator rides...
The Map
The floor is alive with your footsteps! As you walk over the map of New Zealand you will trigger sensors that project a variety of images onto large display screens. Step onto Wellington and a giant beehive will appear; step onto the Central Plateau and see volcanoes erupting! Great for learning about New Zealand culture, identity and geography.
The Wall
A collective and creative space about who we are and what we do. Touch-screens provide access to thousands of digital records from a range of sources including TVNZ archives, Te Papa's collections, and the Our Space community. Display your chosen images on the 18 metre long wall as a mural, visual story or VJ composition.
Simulator Rides
The Deep
A real life scientific adventure ride! Join the hunt for deep-sea black smokers and erupting volcanoes from the safety of our deep-sea vehicle simulator.
The High Ride
Imagine the most exciting clips from The Wall. The thrill of extreme sports. The nostalgia of trundling over cattlestops, sliding down grassy hills. Clips that go all around and under New Zealand. Now imagine that you enter The Wall and live these scenes first-hand - that's the High Ride!
Education Programmes in Our Space
Two education programmes are delivered utilising Our Space.
'Disasters' students will walk on The Map and trigger natural disasters that have occurred in New Zealand, they will investigate specific events and be able to manipulate the images they find to present back to the class.
Years 4-10:Social Studies.
'Papatūānuku' students will discover the geological forces that have shaped the country and be able to check out fault lines, volcanoes and the scarring that earthquakes have left upon the land.
Years 3-10:Science.
Self Guided Visits to Our Space
Our Space can be used in a variety of ways by you and your students. Bookings are essential so we can ensure that there is space for your group. Admission charges apply to the rides only.
Opens 14 February 2009
The TOWER Gallery, Level 4
Meadow with Poplars c.1875, Claude Monet. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball. Photograph © MFA, Boston.
This is a rare chance to see some of the world’s most famous and best-loved Impressionist paintings, including Claude Monet's Water Lilies, Haystacks, and Meadow with Poplars. Around 30 works by Monet will be displayed alongside Impressionist masterpieces by Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, Sisley, Cézanne, and others.
Te Papa is the only New Zealand venue for Monet and the Impressionists.
This exhibition is jointly organised by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, home to one of the world's leading collections of Impressionist art, and the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Admission charges apply for both self-guided and educator led programmes. To book contact our helpful Education Coordinator reservations@tepapa.govt.nz or call (04) 381 7087
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