Sunday 25 July 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Talk: Lord Rutherford, Russian Physics and the Human Element Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington Lord Rutherford is almost a household name in New Zealand. This talk will present one of the world’s greatest scientists and most outstanding New Zealanders, “the founder of nuclear physics", through Russian eyes. $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 12 August 2021, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants. We’ll also cover tips for spotting them $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 12 August 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens II Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants. We’ll also cover tips for spotting them $25.00 – $30.00
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