Te Papa Asian Aotearoa Collection Tour
Curated collection presentation
Thursday 5 October
Packing Room, Level 2
Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand
55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
DIRECTIONS: Instead of heading to the Museum entrance, turn right and meet instead at Team Te Papa staff entrance reception opposite outdoor carpark. See map at the bottom of this webpage
Dr Grace Gassin, Te Papa’s Curator Asian New Zealand Histories, introduced some of the museum’s objects on display and back-of-house that tell the stories of early migrant-settlers and contemporary Asian Tauiwi communities in Aotearoa. This included some of the anti-racist objects Te Papa collected since the Covid-19 pandemic began, and taonga from Chinese, Indian, Filipino, and Vietnamese communities. Each session concluded with a Q&A tea break with Grace.
FREE, however due to space restrictions — capacity waslimited to 15 people per session — registration is essential.
AM session: 10-12pm — BOOKED OUT
PM session: 1-3pm — BOOKED OUT
Vanmali Kasanji wearing Wellington Indian Sports Club blazer, Cuba Photographic Studio; photography studio; 1939; Wellington https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/380646
'The Exodus from Vietnam' embroidery. Unknown; embroiderer; circa 1992; Hong Kong https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/2068085