Friday 13 August 2021, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Gallery talk: Breaking The Bronze Ceiling and Te Puāwai The Dowse Art Museum 45 Laings Road Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Please join us at the Dowse Art Museum for a guided tour of their newest exhibitions with curator Sian Van Dyk and Director, Karl Chitham. $20.00
Sunday 15 August 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Talk: Design secrets revealed – our money Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington Dr Mark Stocker presents an illustrated talk based upon his article published in Majesty magazine. Sixty years ago Prince Philip was a progressive royal who exerted a profound influence on what British currency looks like, largely because he cared about good design. $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 15 September 2021, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Back of House Tour: The Ceramics Collection Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Join our behind the scenes into the collection store to show you objects representing changing ideas of craft and design through ceramics. $20.00
Wednesday 15 September 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Back of House Tour: The Ceramics Collection II Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Behind the Scenes in the Ceramics storage collections to view objects representing changing ideas of craft and design. $20.00
Wednesday 29 September 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm The Friends of Te Papa AGM Oceania, Level 3, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Inc
Wednesday 6 October 2021, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Floortalk: ‘Surrealist Art’ Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Join Lizzie Bisley for a floortalk in 'Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen'. Lizzie co-curated the exhibition and will provide unique insights into the artwork on display, with a particular focus on the role of Women Surrealists. $25.00 – $35.00
Thursday 7 October 2021, 10:30 am - 11:30 am ‘Feathermania: Fashion to die for’ Floortalk Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Join Senior Curator Claire Regnault in Feathermania for a lively floor talk on the fashion for feathers in the 19th century, including stories of New Zealand’s bird hunters, ‘feather furriers’ $15.00
Wednesday 13 October 2021, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Wednesday Walk II – Just Beyond Te Papa Te Papa Assemble at the Main Entrance Foyer In response to demand, come along and join us for our second walking Wednesday. Small group guided tour with social distancing in place, visual delights and associated history and details. $20.00
Wednesday 20 October 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Curating ‘Surrealist Art’ Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Step behind the scenes with this talk from Te Papa’s Curator of Modern Art Lizzie Bisley. In this talk she will delve into the process of creating a major art exhibition – revealing how the exhibition narrative was formed $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 21 October 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Gallery Visit: Toi Koru at Pātaka Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua Cnr Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua, New Zealand Reuben Friend, Director of Pātaka Art + Museum, and curator of SANDY ADSETT: TOI KORU, will lead a tour of this major survey exhibition specifically for the Friends of Te Papa. $20.00