Behind the Scenes in Conservation

Te Papa conservators will be carrying out conservation treatment on a number of Van der Velden’s paintings over the next few months ... This evening is an opportunity for Friends of Te Papa to visit the conservation laboratory and find out about the conservation process. Conservators will explain what they’re doing and show images of the treatments from when the paintings first entered the laboratory. You will be able to see the paintings up close in the conservation lab, and ask questions of the conservators.

$10.00

Conservation Research and Māori Textiles

Discover new research in the conservation of Te Papa’s Māori textiles with our specialist Rangi Te Kanawa in this exclusive back-of-house event for Friends of Te Papa members.

$10.00

Conservation at Te Papa

Delve into the fascinating world of Te Papa’s Conservation Team as they prepare collections for exhibitions, lending, and touring.

$20.00

Textile Clinic

Not sure how to store or look after your textile treasures and heirlooms? Bring your item to Te Papa and discuss with a textile conservator. The limit is one item only.

$5.00

Textile Clinic – October 2014

Not sure how to store or look after your textile treasures and heirlooms? Bring your item to Te Papa and discuss with a textile conservator. The limit is one item only.

Payable on the day

Textile Clinic – February 2015

Not sure how to store or look after your textile treasures and heirlooms? Bring your item to Te Papa and discuss with a textile conservator.

Cash payment on the day

Inside the Old Public Trust building

This is a rare chance to go inside the Old Public Trust Building which is currently undergoing a significant seismic upgrade.

$12.00

Inside the Old Public Trust building (ii)

This is a rare chance to go inside the Old Public Trust Building which is currently undergoing a significant seismic upgrade.

$12.00

Textile Clinic – September 2015

Not sure how to store or look after your textile treasures and heirlooms? Bring your item to Te Papa and discuss it with a textile conservator.

$5.00

Conserving Chatham Island tree carvings

Hear about the ingenuity, painstaking work, and team collaboration behind saving the fragile and fast-declining rākau momori – Chatham Islands ancestral carvings on living trees.

$15.00 – $39