Faculty-Led Course in New Zealand 2023

Today we got to explore the Te Papa museum, one of New Zealand’s most prized landmarks. The museum was incredible as it encompassed so many areas including art, history and nature. There were a couple exhibits in the museum focused on sustainability. One cool one was the futuristic city model, where innovative ideas such as…

Today we went to the Wellington museum and explored many aspects. My favorite part was the Māori artwork and the history behind their portraits. Also the wind chimes were very beautiful and were collected over the course of 10 years from different areas.

Today we visited the Te Papa Museum. It was a very fun experience filled with so much information. They had a multitude of exhibits that were so interesting. The museum contained 5 floors that told pieces of New Zealand’s history. I learned a lot about New Zealand’s history. My favorite part was an exhibit called…

Te Papa is a landmark building in the heart of Wellington with pretty neat views of the harbor. It took 4 years to complete the museum In February 2007, the crew of the San Aspiring get the surprise of their lives when they haul up a huge colossal squid on the end of a longline….

Today we went to the Te Papa museum. It was crazy to me that the museum was free because there were so many exhibits. We spent almost four hours walking through and learned so much about different things. My favorite exhibit was the Mana Whenua exhibit that showed how the Māori s ancestors came to…

This morning we visited the Te Papa Tongarewa museum. I was surprised to see it was actually free entry and we did not have to pay for anything. This would never be the case back in the states. I found this extremely interesting. We first checked out the war exhibit it felt real. This told…

The Te Papa Museum was built because of The Te Papa Tongarewa Act of 1992. This act means that the museum was assigned the task of collecting information from archives to preserve and educate the cultural heritage and ecology of New Zealand. The museum has many floors ranging from art pieces to bones from prehistoric…

I could 100% see how people could spend days in this museum. I was extremely impressed with the high level of technology embedded into the exhibits. the amount of information was a tad overwhelming and i wish i had much more time to spend to fully explore each and every floor. My favorite had to…

Today we visited Wellingtons natural history museum. One of the most interesting exhibits was the copy of the Waitengi treaty. When signed this treaty promised the Māori people rights and ownership to their native lands. This treaty was not upheld and the Māori people continue to fight for repossession of their native lands. Along with…

Yesterday we visited the sustainable trust. This is an organization that was founded in 2003, and is really setting a great example for the community. I found some of the stuff they do quite wholesome. It is a good addition to help out locals in the community. They do many programs that all are welcome….