The making of Gallipoli in pictures
See how the eight giants featured in Gallipoli came to life at Wētā Workshops.
Behind the scenes of Gallipoli
Watch as Wētā Workshop and Te Papa combine the worlds of movies, model-making, and museums to create an exhibition like no other.
Watch: Episode 1 of Building Gallipoli
Richard Taylor and the rest of the exhibition team reflect on the centenary of WW1 and the importance of Gallipoli to New Zealanders.
Watch: Episode 2 of Building Gallipoli
Meet some of the eight ordinary New Zealanders whose extraordinary stories are brought to life in our Gallipoli exhibition.
Watch: Episode 3 of Building Gallipoli
How we’re remembering the Māori contingent at Gallipoli. Plus find out how we worked with Wētā Workshop to use graphic design and a cinematic soundscape to tell the stories in our exhibition.
Watch: Episode 4 of Building Gallipoli
See the miniatures, models, and dioramas we created for Gallipoli: The scale of our war.
Watch: Episode 5 of Building Gallipoli
The big reveal! See the process used by Wētā Workshop to create our larger than life figures in the exhibition.
Watch: Episode 6 of Building Gallipoli
Our last episode of Building Gallipoli shares our final thoughts and invites the families whose loved ones’ stories are brought to life in the exhibition, to view it for the very first time.