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Research Vignettes from the Natural History Team

Te Taiao | Nature Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Te Papa's Natural History Team are at the forefront of New Zealand's science research - producing some 40 to 50 published research papers annually!  Join us for a unique opportunity to hear some of their latest research findings while seated in the Te Taiao | Nature exhibiton space on Level Two.  We will hear from four experts, covering a range of topics, before taking a guided look at the recently refreshed Science display in Te Taio. Following the talk, you are warmly invited to mingle with a glass of wine, get to know our Natural History Curators and ask any burning questions you may have.

$25.00 – $30.00

Floor Talk: Memory Spaces and This Natural World

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 Memory Spaces and This Natural World. Gain insight on stories about place and memory and engaging with our environment, then be enthralled by a variety of artistic forms and materials created by working with nature!

$15.00 – $20.00

Friends Preview: Dinosaurs of Patagonia

Amokura Gallery, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

***All tickets allocated***See it first and see it free! Be the first to see Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa | Dinosaurs of Patagonia presented by the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio in Argentina. This exclusive preview is available to Friends of Te Papa members on Friday 15 December, while the exhibition will open to the public on […]

Free

Day Trip to Pencarrow Lighthouse

Join us for a day trip this summer under the expert guidance of geologist, paleontologist and Emeritus Scientist Hamish Campbell.  We will take a leisurely drive around the harbour, as Hamish explains the Wellington Harbour, Wellington Fault, Wairarapa Fault, and Crustal and Active processes.  We will stop Eastbourne, before heading into East Harbour Regional Park and stopping at Pencarrow Lighthouse, where we will hear about it's history.  Next, we'll take a walk along the track around Lake Kohangapiripiri, and then find a nice place to stop and enjoy our lunch

$80.00

Touring Wellington’s Built Heritage

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

Many Friends travel widely to explore areas of historical interest and to enjoy built heritage sites.  Our own Wellington neighbourhood has a variety of sites that present a full range of architectural interest and styles. Join Historic Places Wellington Chairperson Felicity Wong as she talks to us about some of her favorite local heritage places.

$25.00 – $30.00

Rita Angus, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and New Zealand’s Medieval Modernism

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

Rita Angus’s portrait of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of the only portraits she painted of someone she had never met, and perhaps as a result has been less considered. Join us as New Zealand Art historian Michael Moore-Jones explores the cultural, intellectual and social world surrounding Angus’s wartime painting of the English composer, […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Changing Climate, Changing Culture: Horticulture in a Heritage Landscape

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

As Team Leader of Main Gardens at Wellington Botanic Gardens, Kate Roud is one part of a small team that maintains the plants and heritage landscape. She will share with us how the team uses their skills and expertise to care for the wide range of native and exotic flora, some insights into how you can adapt your own garden to climate change and sustainability

$25.00 – $30.00

Tasmania: History and Heritage Tour

***Fully Booked*** This tour includes some exclusive experiences not open to the general public and expert guides such as an historian, a geologist and an ecologist for a deeper insight into Tasmanian landscape, history and heritage. Come and join us on this amazing one-off adventure limited to 20 participants.

A Special Friends Members Invitation – Ocean Census | NIWA Media Event

Michael Fowler Centre 111 Wakefield Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Friends of Te Papa is pleased to offer you a unique opportunity to join a media briefing event! Ocean Census, in conjunction with NIWA warmly invite you to join us at the Michael Fowler Centre at 10:00 am on Monday, 11 March to hear from the Te Papa science team that has made a series […]

Artists on Artists: Twentysix Gallery Visit

Twentysix Gallery 26 Constable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Following a very successful tour of the Artists on Artists exhibition in 2023, we are delighted to offer you the opportunity to join us again for a personally guided tour of this year’s 2024 exhibition led by curator and exhibiting artist, Lindsey Horne. Artists on Artists is a group portraiture show where each artist is […]

$25.00 – $30.00