Come along to see an excerpt from this upcoming show at the NZ Fringe Festival! After viewing of the artworks of Victor Hartmann, composer Modest Mussorgsky translated his experience to a piano composition: Pictures at an Exhibition. This was arranged for orchestra by Peter Briner, which provides the soundtrack for the the next step in […]
Svens to Sing Storybook Cover to Cover At Fringe
A 15 piece Wellington collective has been funded by Creative NZ to sing a book of short stories from cover to cover as part of the Wellington Fringe Festival.
In this reflective session, Sarah Hopkinson, Head of Learning at Te Papa, explores the vital role museums play within Aotearoa’s wider education ecosystem and the unique ways they nurture creativity, collaboration, and community.
Petone with the Swindale Shield on their home ground, following today’s win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Grant Wall. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2026 Swindale Shield champions, winning the first-round title for the 16th time with next week’s final round to spare with a 43-17 win over Paremata-Plimmerton this afternoon. Petone and...
Victoria University’s Classics Museum examines the complex afterlives of antiquities through two remarkable objects—a Roman portrait head now subject to repatriation after being identified as illicitly excavated, and a richly carved child’s sarcophagus later revealed to be a modern forgery.
