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Marc Chagall, Paris and the Russian Avant-Garde

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Friends of Te Papa and Te Papa Foundation, in conjunction with Arts Society Wellington, are delighted to offer you this very special opportunity to here from renowned Courtauld Institute of Art lecturer and BBC contributor Dr Natalia Murray. In this talk we will take 1910 as a starting point – the year when the term avant-garde was used for the first time in Russia and when art freed itself from the need to represent reality or observe academic convention. And for this liberation of Russian art, artistic developments in Paris were crucial. Many Russian avant-garde artists, including Mark Chagall, Petr Konchalovsky,

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Tour of Taranaki and Tongariro

A Six Day Tour Curated Exclusively for Friends of Te Papa, Led by Author and Victoria University Lecturer Richard Willis 11-16 November 2024   DAY ONE: We leave Wellington and head to Hawera. Along the way we will stop at the sites of Whanganui, we take the Inaha Road to Waimate Pa site,

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2024 Chatham Islands Excursions

Since 2002 these excursions to the Chatham Islands has been offered to, and enjoyed by, many Friends of Te Papa. Touring with Hamish and Chris is a rare opportunity to visit the Chathams in a safe and convivial context. The plan is to visit Chatham and Pitt Island, sea and

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Otago Heritage Tour

29 APRIL – 5 MAY 2024 Explore the richly historic and scenic Otago region, from its former gold rush towns to its alpine mountains and …

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