Museums

A big push against technology, stress and mass production has seen the rise of movements like slow cooking, adult colouring, and the demand for handmade and bespoke arts and crafts. Craft remains a… Audio

Museums and galleries around America are experimenting with technology in an effort to keep visitors coming in while also getting them hooked on snazzy websites. The Dowse Art Museum's director… Audio, Gallery

If you discover a new species, say a new bird or a mollusc, how do you go about finding a decent name for it that nobody's ever used before?! Te Papa vertebrate curator Dr Colin Miskelly has been… Audio

Dr Ian Griffin says museums are about much more than viewing our treasures - they are places of science and research which inspire curiosity about the world. Audio

David looks at some goings on in the arts world, including exhibitions, funding issues, and allegations of forgery. Audio

"The most potent weapon at our disposal is education; the essence of museums, and the essence of the International Slavery Museum". David Fleming

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Every week we invite a New Zealander who is an expert in their field to talk about their favourite artefact in their field. A poet's favourite poem, a painter's favourite painting, etc. Today's guest… Audio

A back-room police museum collection has housed 37 sets of human remains, in storage, for decades. And now, the remains will be laid to rest by the New Zealand Police Museum in Porirua. The collection… Audio

In this week's episode: Clarissa Dunn gets a private tour of Te Papa's new exhibition: 'Gallipoli: the Scale of Our War', before speaking to violin virtuoso Sarah Chang, and singers Rachelle Pike and… Audio

Award-winning composer and film sound designer Tane Upjohn-Beatson discusses with Kate Mead how he created the sounds for the Te Papa exhibition, Gallipoli: The scale of our war. Audio

Auckland military historian Herb Farrant is leading the campaign for a permanent memorial museum in the northern French town of Le Quesnoy to honor New Zealanders who served in Europe during both… Audio

What's it like to visit a museum or gallery if you're blind? We go for a tour with qualified audio describer Bruce Roberts and Lisette Wesseling around the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Audio

Musician Alistair Fraser says the Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum has a great collection of taonga puoro/taoka puoro (musical instruments of the Maori). He played and recorded the instruments for… Audio

Arts commentator Courtney Johnston discusses future trends for museums. Audio

Athol McCredie, Te Papa's Curator of Photography, is trying to track down the backstory of some interesting photos in its collection. Audio

Artists and talent agencies; the forthcoming Billy Apple retrospective, and futurists predict important trends for museums in the coming years. Audio

When people talk about Wellington museums Te Papa normally dominates the conversation. Audio

Taupo Museum - Chris Potter Audio