Back-of-House Textiles Collection Tour

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

**Sold Out**Go behind the scenes with curators Katie Cooper and Stephanie Gibson to see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s textile and dress collections.

From a bright blue 1890s wedding dress with huge leg of mutton sleeves, to a throw away cellulose dress given out by the Campbell’s Soup Company in the 1960s, the collections represent both mass produced fashion and bespoke one-off garments.

This tour will give an insight into some of the objects and the work curators and collection managers do to care for them.

$25.00 – $30.00

Reading Group

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Our new Reading Group will take place on the first and third Thursday of the month, starting with Sept 5. Each session will showcase a new Te Papa Press book, with monthly […]

Slow Looking

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and enjoy looking at art more. Going to an art gallery […]

$20.00 – $25.00

Reading Group: 19 September 2024

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Reading group 19 September: The wonderful Briony Hogg, owner of Marsden Books will be our guest at the Reading Group next week. She will be showcasing interesting and popular books […]

Charter Members Event

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Join Te Papa’s art curators Lizzie Bisley (Curator Modern Art), Hanahiva Rose (Curator Contemporary Art), Justine Olsen (Curator of Design and Decorative Arts), Lissa Mitchell (Curator Photography), and Athol McCredie (Curator […]

Back-of-House Tour: New Art Acquisitions

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Join Te Papa’s art curators Lizzie Bisley (Curator Modern Art), Hanahiva Rose (Curator Contemporary Art), Justine Olsen (Curator of Design and Decorative Arts), and Athol McCredie (Curator Photography) for an exclusive […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Reading Group: 3 October 2024

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Reading group 3 October: Te Papa Press will introduce and discuss Leslie Adkin: Farmer Photographer By Athol McCredie. Leslie was a passionate farmer and an even more passionate photographer. He […]

Free

Curators Tour: Weaves of the World Textile Exhibition

NZ Academy of Fine Arts 1 Queens Wharf

Join textile experts Shani Pillai and Joji Jacob for a one-hour private curators tour of their forthcoming textile exhibition Weaves of the World, showing at the NZ Academy of Fine […]

$35.00 – $40.00

Slow Looking: Generation X

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

Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and enjoy looking at art more. Following on from our recent […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Walking Tour: Geological Curiosities of Wellington CBD

Te Papa Assemble at the Main Entrance Foyer

Join geological expert Hamish Campbell for a fun and fascinating 2-hour walk through the Wellington CBD, where we'll learn about geologically significant sites along the way! Starting at Te Papa, […]