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The Unsettled: The Forgotten Corners of our Settler-Colonial Histories and What We Can Do About Them

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

Join author Richard Shaw as he takes us through his new book, The Unsettled (2024, MUP), which is based on responses he received to an earlier account of his great-grandfather’s participation in the invasion of Parihaka and the farming of confiscated land in Taranaki. Richard will reflect on the reasons why troubling aspects of our […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Exclusive Charter Members Event: New Acquisitions Tour

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

By invitation to our Charter Members only, join Te Papa’s art curators for an exclusive look at new acquisitions into the national art collection.
Starting in the Toi Art galleries, visitors will then be taken to two back-of-house arts storerooms to see recently acquired artworks, photographs and design objects. Hear the stories behind these exciting and important works, and enjoy a close-up view of them in the collection stores.

What Happened Down Inaha Road: The Historical Geography of South Taranaki

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

Join Richard Willis, Victoria University Senior Associate, School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, as he gives us fascinating insight into the rich and varied history of Inaha Road, in South Taranaki. Beginning with the original settler iwi descended from the Aotea Waka, Ngati Ruanui and Ruahine, and the Twin Pas – Waimate and Orangi […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Artist Talk: Tim Christie

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

Tim Christie is a New Zealand-based multi-disciplinary artist. His art practice emerged from a series of explorations where he examined the intersection between geometric design and figurative form. Starting with pure digital art his practice now includes original paintings, lightworks, weavings and immersive experiences. His unique style has been described as a modern synthesis of […]

$20.00 – $25.00

Discovering New Deep-Sea Species – An Expedition to one of Aotearoa’s Least Explored Places

Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington

Earlier this year, Te Papa scientists Andrew Stewart, Thom Linley and Kerry Walton, along with NIWA, were granted a rare opportunity by Ocean Census—a 21-day expedition with the singular goal of discovering as many new species as possible. After pooling their data, there was clearly an area of New Zealand’s marine environment they knew next to nothing about: the Bounty Trough, likely the world's oldest sediment transport system.

$25.00 – $30.00

Shared Histories, Connected Futures: The Entangled Relationships between Aotearoa New Zealand, Germany and Sāmoa – Morning Session

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The island nation of Sāmoa is rich in natural resources and cultural heritage, but it also has a turbulent history of colonisation and occupation by foreign powers, primarily New Zealand and Germany. Following the Tripartite Convention in 1899, Sāmoa first became a German protectorate. The German administration, while making German an official language and introducing […]

Free

Shared Histories, Connected Futures: The Entangled Relationships between Aotearoa New Zealand, Germany and Sāmoa – Afternoon Session

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The island nation of Sāmoa is rich in natural resources and cultural heritage, but it also has a turbulent history of colonisation and occupation by foreign powers, primarily New Zealand and Germany. Following the Tripartite Convention in 1899, Sāmoa first became a German protectorate. The German administration, while making German an official language and introducing […]

Free

Annual General Meeting 2024

Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington

The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Inc will be held Thursday 27 July at 6pm in ICON, Level 2, Te Papa.

Free

Directing Shows within the ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘The Tempestuous’ Time Periods

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

Jane Austen wrote Sense and Sensibility’ in the late 1700's / early 1800’s where the décolletage was in vogue, and Shakespeare was writing in the late 16th Century where women were entirely banished from the stage. From the dawn of time, women have been portrayed as mothers, lovers or strumpets. Accessories to the male protagonist […]

$25.00 – $30.00

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