Members Preview: Toi Art Level 5 Reopening

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Join us for a special members-only preview of one last gallery in the Toi Art suite before it opens to the public. The gallery is hung with highlight works from the modern and contemporary collections. Through painting, sculpture and dance, seven artists explore the possibilities of abstraction and gesture.

Slow Looking: Toi Art

Excited by the new Toi Art galleries at Te Papa? Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and enjoy looking at art, in Te Papa's new, dedicated slow looking space! Taking our time to look more closely, we will

A Damaged Earth but Not a Broken One: A Case for ‘Urgent Optimism'

Join Dr Dave Lowe as he discusses the latest climate science and its implications, as well as the impact of new technology and his thoughts on ‘urgent optimism’ – including suggestions of actions that we can all take to reduce carbon emissions. In the mid-2020s the climate crisis remains the most

Reading Group 21 August 2025: Marsden Books

Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 21 August: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us her top picks for the month, this month she'll discuss: Fiction: Speak To Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins Rafaela Acuna y Daubon

Reading Group 28 August 2025: Through Shaded Glass: Women and Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860–1960

Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Thursday 28 August: Through Shaded Glass: Women and Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860–1960 by Lissa Mitchell. Author Lissa Mitchell will attend for Q&A. The contribution of women to the first century of photography has been overlooked across