Long-time readers may remember that I’ve posted on Te Papa before.The main reason we visited this time was so Mary Anne and Miriam could see the traveling exhibition on the designer Vivienne Westwood. Meanwhile, Richard and I focused on guy stuff: war and a motorcycle.
It’s hard to photograph the interior of a large building. Here are a couple of mediocre shots that I hope will give you a feeling for the place.
First stop: the excellent exhibit on the horrors of Gallipoli by Wellingtonian Peter Jackson. Gallipoli is a sore subject for many in New Zealand and Australia because it’s felt that the British sacrificed their troops in an impossible campaign against the Turks. I don’t have a position in this. But I know that it wouldn’t have been the first time Britain used colonials as cannon fodder.
The huge figures are quite moving and are based on the stories of actual people. There’s a lot of additional material along the walls.
impressed and depressed by the Gallipoli exhibit, we moved on for a bit of Māori warfare, Polynesian culture and an exceptional Kiwi motorcycle.
The masterpiece of John Britten, a talented Kiwi engineer who died young of cancer.
That’s the end of this brief visit to Te Papa. There’s lots more to see. Be sure to visit if you find yourself in Wellington. Especially if it’s raining. Which it will be.
Hi Maryanne and Steve, Thank you or your impressions from the “Kiwis”. They will help us, preparing a Journey next year to down under! Greetings from Berlin Siegfried
Dear MAB and Steve! Thanks for the ‘down to basics’ down-under tours! This one was interesting and moving!
Love, MEB