Museums
Dr Ian Griffin - Director of Otago Museum
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 Alsop: Visual Arts
David looks at some goings on in the arts world, including exhibitions, funding issues, and allegations of forgery. Audio
David Fleming - The International Slavery Museum
"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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Whittaker's Musical Experience
Tim Dodd visits the Whittaker's Music Museum on Waiheke Island and talks to Lloyd and Joan Whittaker about their marvellous collection of harmonicas, accordions, concertinas, pianolas, pianos and… Audio
Masterpieces - Mike Dickison
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
Police Collection of Human Remains - Rowan Carroll
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
The Best of Upbeat for 1 May 2015
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
Tane Upjohn-Beatson - Gallipoli: The scale of our war
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
Campaign for NZ museum in France to honour war dead
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
Museum visits for the blind - Simon Morton from This Way Up
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
Alistair Fraser - Playing Taonga Puoro
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
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston discusses future trends for museums. Audio
Forgotten photos
Athol McCredie, Te Papa's Curator of Photography, is trying to track down the backstory of some interesting photos in its collection. Audio
Arts commentator Courtney Johnston
Artists and talent agencies; the forthcoming Billy Apple retrospective, and futurists predict important trends for museums in the coming years. Audio
Tour of Wellington's Reserve Bank Museum.
When people talk about Wellington museums Te Papa normally dominates the conversation. Audio
Seven generations of treasures are on display at a new museum
Seven generations of treasures are on display at a new museum, which has opened at Kahuranaki Station in Hawke's Bay. Audio
Woodville Organ Museum hits the right note
A converted Catholic hall in the small Manawatu town of Woodville is home to almost 150 organs of different size, shape and grandeur. Audio
Treasures of the Art Gallery
Cara Fitzgerald from the small but perfectly formed Aigantighe Museum in Timaru. Audio