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Past touring exhibitionsNgā whakaaturanga tāpoi

  • Whale breaching white

    Past touring exhibition: Whales | Tohorā

    Now no longer touring, the Whales | Tohorā exhibition explored the amazing world of whales, through a unique blend of science and storytelling, drawing on one of the largest whale collections in the world – at Te Papa, New Zealand.

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    Road to Recovery: Disabled soldiers of World War I

    ‘Road to Recovery: Disabled soldiers of World War I’ reflects on the unimaginable physical destruction caused by the war. The exhibition explores how New Zealand soldiers disabled in the hostilities were supported to regain their personal and economic independence.

  • Remembering Rodin

    This exhibition, developed and toured by Te Papa, provides a rare opportunity to experience Rodin’s legacy through the sculpture, ‘Eve’ (1882).

  • People look at a painting by Tony Fomison. The painting depicts a man holding his hand up to the camera as if to say No

    Tony Fomison: Lost in the Dark

    An exhibition of Tony Fomison’s paintings, featuring monsters, misfits, and medical deformities that explores what it means to be an outsider.

  • Karakia, 1977, Christchurch, by Gordon Walters. Purchased 1978 with Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand funds. Te Papa (1978-0019-1)

    Gordon Walters: Koru

    One motif. Thirty years of exhaustive exploration. Host this touring art exhibition at your venue.

  • He Korero Purakau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: story of a New Zealand river, 2011, Auckland, by Michael Parekowhai. Purchased 2011, with the assistance of the Friends of Te Papa. Te Papa (2011-0046-1/A-N to N-N)

    2013–2015 past touring exhibitions

    Past touring exhibitions that opened between 2013 and 2015 – from Black Rainbow: Ralph Hotere & Michael Parekowhai to Meridian Lines: Contemporary art from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

  • The giant stride, 1933, by Ethel Spowers. Gift of Rex Nan Kivell, 1953. Te Papa (1953-0003-325)

    2008–2012 past touring exhibitions

    Past touring exhibitions that opened between 2008 and 2012 – from E Tū Ake: Standing strong to Dutch Etchers in a Golden Age: Rembrandt and his peers.

  • The Poisoners! exhibition, 2007. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa

    2003–2007 past touring exhibitions

    Past touring exhibitions that opened between 2003 and 2007 – from New Zealand on Ice to The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy: The Exhibition.