Voyaging across the Pacific

Image: Model Tipaerua (model canoe), 2002, by Alex Kennedy. Commissioned 2002. © Te Papa. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (FE011788)

Come along to Te Marae at Te Papa to hear a fascinating expert panel discussion about the first Pacific people's journey to Aotearoa. 

The Voyaging across the Pacific Artist Talk is a Kupe Dreaming event and part of A Waka Odyssey, a week-long celebration of our place in the Pacific that includes the spectacular Kupe: Festival Opening Night.

HAERE MAI – COME ON BOARD

Follow A Waka Odyssey online. Join our fleet of Pacific sailing waka and their heroic crew on an adventure of a lifetime, across the Pacific Ocean and around Aotearoa. Sign up for Festival email updates and become part of the story.

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Te Papa
Tuesday 27 Feb
4:30pm
Free!


Artist Talks A Waka Odyssey Kupe Dreaming

Te Marae, Te Papa

60mins

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