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Author’s Talk: Our Land in Colour

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

Join us for a wonderful opportunity to hear from New Zealand's leading historian and author Jock Phillips and digital colourist Brendan Graham on their new publication Our Land in Colour (2023, HarperCollins), which celebrates the rich story of Aotearoa through the restoration of images never before seen in colour. Two hundred images have been meticulously colourised, […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Kaipara: Art and Cultural Tour II

Kaipara District, Hokianga Harbour and Whangarei New Zealand

In response to demand, we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to join a tour to the area north of Auckland, the Kaipara District, Hokianga Harbour and Whangarei, has a lot to offer in terms of Taonga Maori and early settlement history, as well as modern art.

Day Trip: Geological Highlights of Wellington with Hamish Campbell

***SOLD OUT***Following on from his recent sell-out talk, geologist, paleontologist and Emeritus Scientist Hamish Campbell returns with a unique opportunity to join him for a guided day trip of Wellington's significant geological sites, drawing on his expert local knowledge for our commentary.  Participants will be transported by bus, please see the itinerary curated for Friends […]

$80.00

Talk: Francis Pound on Gordon Walters

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

Visiting Auckland University Professor, Art Historian and Author Leonard Bell will give us wonderful insight on both the art of Gordon Walters (1919-1995) and the writing of Francis Pound
(1948-2017), in particular his just-published monograph on Walters (Auckland University Press, September 2023) and the circumstances of its writing and publication.

$25.00 – $30.00

Curator’s talk: How to be a Deep-Sea Fish: Tips for Success in the Deep

Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington

**Sold Out**The way deep-sea animals are presented in the media, you would think they are trying to look horrible and scary just to upset us, but there are excellent evolutionary reasons for all the strange things about them. Once you get past all the media hype of monsters or alien-like appearances, life in the deep […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Kaipara: Art and Cultural Tour

Kaipara District, Hokianga Harbour and Whangarei , New Zealand

***Fully Booked***The area north of Auckland, the Kaipara District, Hokianga Harbour and Whangarei, offers much Taonga Maori and early settlement history, as well as modern art. On this tour you will see the cultural highlights of this region with visits to the Sculptureum in Matakana, the famous Kauri Museum, the Dargaville Museum, the new multi sensory experience of Manea Footprints of Kupe in Opononi, Footprints Waipoua’s Twilight Encounter as well as the amazing Hundertwasser Arts Centre in Whangarei.

Chinese Footprints: A Wellington Walking Tour of Chinese History

Poon Fah Rooms, 150 Vivian Street

**Sold Out**Chinese Footprints, led by Lynette Shum (Oral History Advisor, Alexander Turnbull Library) and Nigel Murphy (community historian) will take attendees on a walking tour exploring the rich history of the Chinese in Wellington, much of which has been erased and is now largely invisible to passers-by.

$25.00 – $30.00

Talk: Hundertwasser: Art, Architecture and Environment

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

The Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery celebrates art and architecture in harmony with nature and individual creativity. The Austrian New Zealand artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser was first and foremost a painter, but became involved in architecture and environmental activism because of his concerns about the exploitation of natural resources and ruthless urbanisation and industrialisation.

$25.00 – $30.00

Floor Talk: Arranging Nature and Wayne Barrar: From the Glass Archive

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

Join us for a Curator-led Floor Talk in Toi Art on new exhibitions Arranging Nature and Wayne Barrar: From the Glass Archive. Explore how Aotearoa’s natural world has been described and classified by artists and photographers since the 19th century; and discover the intricate beauty of Diatoms!

$15.00 – $20.00

Visit to a Private Art Collection

Karori

Friends of Te Papa and the Local Galleries Committee are delighted to offer the opportunity of a special members only tour to view an exceptional art collection in a private residence in Karori. One of the artists will be present to talk about their work.

$25.00