On Monday I spent the entire day touring through the Te Papa National Museum.
Te Papa literally translated as "Our Place" is New Zealand's national museum, it offers visitors a unique and authentic experience of the country's treasures and stories. The Museum is over five floors, and you can explore the nation's nature, art, history, and heritage - from the shaping of its land to the spirit of its diverse peoples, from its unique wildlife to its distinctive art and visual culture.
The museum has many different areas and exhibits to visit. These are a few of the highlights from my tour in the museum.
Awesome Forces:
Shows the massive natural forces that have shaped New Zealand. Experience a real-life shake-up in the Earthquake House and view the Maori creation story.
From kiwi to kauri, in the Mountains to Sea exhibit you learn about the amazing variety of New Zealand’s animals and plants in a range from the highest places to the deep underwater. Here you explore six major kinds of ecosystem through displays animated by light sound and light.
Explore the world of the Māori, the first discoverers of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and their rich complex and dynamic culture, from past to present.
This unique Marae (customary meeting place) designed and created by leading Māori artists is an exhibit everyone should visit in Te Papa. It is actively used today as a place to meet to discuss and debate current issues, to celebrate, to share, to welcome the living, and to farewell those who have passed on.
Whales - Tohorā exhibition
Here you explore the amazing world of whales. The Whales/Tohora event exhibit brings together historical information and current research about whales in dynamic and interactive ways . This exhibition also draws on one of the largest whale collections in the world where you see enormous skeletons, explore whaling history, learn the evolution of whales, listen to different whale sounds, observe the anatomy and diversity of the species. This event exhibit is temporary and only runs through May 11th, 2008. If you can make it, I highly recommend visiting it. If you cannot check out the website by clicking: Whales - Tohorā exhibition
Te Papa is truly an amazing experience and easily one the best museums I have ever visited. I spent a entire day there and could have easily spend another 2 exploring and learning everything it had to offer. The countless dynamic interactive exibits with lights, sound, and video makes the museum a engaging place for visitors of all ages. This place is a must-see for anyone interested in the New Zealand people, history, culture, animals, plants and everything else kiwi.
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