Our Space

02/05/2011

Keep that wedding fever going - Te Papa invites you to share your wedding photos
http://sites.tepapa.govt.nz/weddingphotos/

An extraordinary exhibition of wedding dress from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, will open at Te Papa on Saturday 17 December 2011. In advance of the opening, Te Papa is creating a database of photographs of New Zealand wedding and civil union fashion over the decades. This database will pr

05/04/2011

getting up to catch the sunrise, in the week before daylight saving ended http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/1258928

26/02/2011

what liquefaction as a result of Christchurch earthquake looks like in Avonside http://www.ourspace.tepapa.com/media/1227684. Listen to Hamish Campbell on the quake geology, including liquefaction explained http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday

25/02/2011

Te Papa expresses its sympathy to the people of Christchurch http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/

Ko te motu whānui tonu kua pani. Kei te hunga kua riro ki te pō, moe mai rā. Kei ngā makorea, he aha rā he kōrero mō koutou?

24/02/2011

The science behind the Christchurch earthquake: "the energy involved in this explosive earthquake generated unprecedented ground acceleration both horizontally and vertically" http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2011/02/24/earthquake-update-from-dr-hamish-campbell-gns/

Dr Hamish Campell has just sent through an article he has written for the NZ Herald. The text is reproduced in full below. Hamish is Senior Scientist at GNS Science and is Te Papa’s geological advisor.

23/02/2011

Many have been affected by the earthquake on 22 February in Christchurch. Please share your thoughts, photos and videos with OurSpace.

This 1888 photo shows Christchurch's iconic cathedral spire "injured by an earthquake" http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/566

Sadly, today's quake damage in this beautiful city is much more devastating. Are thoughts and prayers are with the people of Christchurch. Kia kaha.

10/02/2011

50 very styley skateboards by young NZ artists are now on display, Level 2, Wellington Foyer at Te Papa - all part of lead up to Bowl-A-Rama this weekend. http://bit.ly/e0bcrK. Tell us your favourite, better still share a picture.

Sneak preview of the Sk8 of the Art Display

04/02/2011

9 days until Wellington BOWL-A-RAMA... http://www.bowlarama.com.au/

The best skaters in the world, competing on one of the finest bowls in the world, set against the most iconic beach in the world. This is Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi.

27/01/2011

I love Martin Horspool The Robot Man's images - check them out, and smile! http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/1191077

18/01/2011

The changing face of Canterbury farms - cows and huge irrigation sprinklers. I worry about this. http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/1184185

12/01/2011

Incredible image capture of a mud pool http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/1172523 by . Great place to visit on a summer road trip, Wai-o-Tapu Geothermal area http://www.waiotapu.co.nz/

10/01/2011

Dairys are part of the New Zealand summer landscape - the place to go for an icecream, a drink, or when you've run out of milk and bread. Check the pics of dairys from 's summer roadtrip - nice! http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/1171077. Spot your local dairy perhaps?

22/12/2010

Holiday quiz time!!!- an idea unashamedly stolen from SFMOMA: seeing this image of -------------- in Our Space reminded me of the summer holiday we had at --------------------in --------. http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media

20/12/2010

As office Christmas trees go, this one is looking pretty flash... http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/1127054

15/12/2010

Happy 2nd Birthday to the colossal squid exhibition. Check out this 730 day old squid...via Build a Squid http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/

She now weighs an impressive 306 kilograms (about another 180 kilograms to go before she’s the same weight as the colossal squid on display).

12/12/2010

Christmas wishes from : http://ourspace.tepapa.com/media/215556 thx TELportfolio. What does Christmas look like in your garden?

06/12/2010

Have you put up your Christmas tree yet? - here's more of Christmas in Te Papa's collections.

Send a picture of your tree to Our Space - login and upload at www.ourspace.tepapa.com/login

Boxing Day tradition This photograph shows spectator boats on the water at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. The race, which was inaugurated in 1945, always starts on Boxing Day (26 December). This explains the Christmas decorations on the boat in the foreground, and the spectator dress

03/12/2010

Do you love advent calendars? Explore Christmas in Te Papa's collection, check back each day. Here's a jolly one....

A.D. WillisThis card was produced by A.D. Willis, a Wanganui printing firm run by printer Archibald Duddington Willis. Willis set up the Wanganui herald newspaper with politician John Balance, a future premier of New Zealand. A.D Willis later began bookbinding, publishing, and commercial printing, a