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Madras Checks: A Global Symbol of Social Equality

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Let us take you on a colourful adventure on the back of the humble Madras Checks! Our adventure will begin from the tropical shores of South India, where Madras Checks originated. These iconic textiles wove a rich history and captivated the hearts of people across the world—literally, a rags-to-riches story. We will trace the journey of this textile from its humble beginnings as cool, comfortable, hand-dyed and woven cotton daily wear to a global phenomenon being sold through luxury boutiques and gracing haute couture runways to this day.

$20.00 – $25.00

Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Afternoon

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

**Sold Out**Te Papa Botany Curators Leon Perrie and Carlos Lehnebach will introduce the herbarium collection, showcase its highlights, and discuss how it is used. See plants collected during Cook’s first Pacific voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures! The Botany Collection comprises some 350,000 dried plant specimens, with about 1500 added annually.  It […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Evening

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

**Sold Out**Te Papa Botany Curator Leon Perrie will introduce the herbarium collection, showcase its highlights, and discuss how it is used. See plants collected during Cook’s first Pacific voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures! The Botany Collection comprises some 350,000 dried plant specimens, with about 1500 added annually.  It is one of Te […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Afternoon (ii)

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Te Papa Botany Curator Leon Perrie will introduce the herbarium collection, showcase its highlights, and discuss how it is used. See plants collected during Cook’s first Pacific voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures! The Botany Collection comprises some 350,000 dried plant specimens, with about 1500 added annually.  It is one of Te Papa’s […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Evening (ii)

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Te Papa Botany Curator Leon Perrie will introduce the herbarium collection, showcase its highlights, and discuss how it is used. See plants collected during Cook’s first Pacific voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures! The Botany Collection comprises some 350,000 dried plant specimens, with about 1500 added annually.  It is one of Te Papa’s […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Gavin Rutherford and Circa Theatre: Celebrating 20 years of the Christmas Pantomime

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for a special, fun event to mark 20 years of a Wellington family tradition - the Circa Theatre Christmas Pantomime! Gavin Rutherford is a seasoned theatre and film actor, producer, and director, having performed in over 50 Circa shows and turned in a long-standing run as the "Dame" in the popular tradition of […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Members Exclusive: Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery

Toi Art, Level 4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Friends of Te Papa are delighted to invite you to an exclusive members-only viewing of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery, accompanied by a special Curators introduction and guided tour of the exhibition. Designed by the fashion house of Vivienne Westwood and produced by Nomad Exhibitions, this exhibition invites you to immerse yourself in the extensive jewellery design of Vivienne Westwood, through a series of specially curated rooms. Join Claire Regnault, Senior Curator New Zealand History & Culture, for an introductory talk on Te Papa’s glittering summer exhibition. Best known as a fashion designer and activist, Westwood began her design career as a jeweller at the Portobello Market in London and became famous for her DIY clothing and jewellery during the punk period. As she developed as a designer, jewellery came to play an increasingly significant role in her dramatic catwalk shows. The exhibition features over 500 stunning pieces of couture jewellery which have never before been seen together.

$20.00

Painting Conservation: The Conservation of Ka Awatea

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Te Papa painting conservator Hae Min Park for a unique look at the process involved in artwork restoration. Hae Min will take us through her process, sharing her work on Emily Karaka's Ka Awatea, currently hanging in Te Papa's level 4 stairwell. Ka Awatea is the largest of eight works by Māori political artist […]

$20.00 – $25.00

Stonehenge – Old Rocks, New Theories

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

***SOLD OUT***In this talk archaeologist, author and BBC broadcaster Julian Richards will explore Stonehenge, arguably the most famous stone circle in the world. Starting with an examination of its unique structure he will explore the big questions: how it was built, who built it and, perhaps the most intriguing - why? While exploring past ideas, […]

$25.00 – $35.00

Painting in France from David to Monet 1770-1920

Soundings Theatre, Level 2 Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Friends of Te Papa, in association with Arts Society Wellington, is delighted to bring you this very special lecture from accomplished Chair of the History Council of Victoria and Order of Australia recipient Peter McPhee. In the 150 years after 1770, France produced some of the most famous Rococo, Neo-Classical, Realist and Impressionist artists in […]

$30.00 – $35.00