Friday 30 September 2022, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Floortalk: ‘Threads that weave the world’ Thistle Hall, 293 Cuba Street, Wellington 6011 Join us for a special exhibition viewing and talk on 'Threads that Weave the World'. This creatively curated exhibition highlights the unique and exquisite heritage of textiles & crafts, with written and visual narratives from many corners of the world $20.00 – $25.00
Tuesday 11 October 2022, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Talk: What does it mean to be Chinese in Aotearoa? Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Grace highlights the diverse linguistic and cultural heritages with which people of Chinese ancestry in Aotearoa identify. $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 13 October 2022, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Floortalk: Lifting the lid on the photobook phenomenon Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington In this 'Art on Thursday' session Curator Photography Athol McCredie will walk us through Worlds Within. $25.00
Monday 17 October 2022 Tour: Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection Join Kaiwhakarākei Curator Collections Sophie Thorn from Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery on an afterhours tour of the Ngā puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection. The Art Collection is a nationally significant repository of more than 600 art works by modern and contemporary New Zealand artists. This unique collection has been […]
Thursday 20 October 2022, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Curator’s Talk: Pāua: A Contemporary Jewellery Story The Dowse Art Museum 45 Laings Road Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Whether its glimmering surface evokes nostalgia or cultural cringe, pāua is undeniably linked with the visual character of Aotearoa New Zealand. $20.00
Thursday 3 November 2022, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Curator’s Pick – Harvestmen, Sponges, Whales and more Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington Warning: watch out for the unicorn! $25.00
Saturday 12 November 2022, 10:00 am - 11:00 am VUW: Art Collection Tour Hunter Courtyard, Kelburn Campus Kelburn Parade, Wellington, New Zealand An afterhours tour of the Ngā puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection - a nationally significant repository of more than 600 art works by modern and contemporary New Zealand artists. $25.00
Sunday 13 November 2022, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Talk: Non-conformist Mt Victoria Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington Mount Victoria, first settled in the early 1840s by New Zealand Company colonists and named in honour of their young queen, is an inner-city suburb of Wellington with a rich history and heritage. $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 16 November 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Douglas MacDiarmid back-of-house tour Korero, Level 3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand Mark the centenary of New Zealand artist Douglas MacDiarmid’s birth with this back-of-house tour, led by Curator Modern Art Lizzie Bisley. $25.00
Monday 21 November 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Our Embassies, our Taonga Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Join Jill Trevelyan and Chris Cane for a talk about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade collection of art and taonga. $25.00 – $30.00