Marc Allum shares his personal insight and experience of Antiques Roadshow and it's many great discoveries, drawing upon his knowledge of the world of art and antiques. Read more
Book Talk: A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects With his recently published “A History of New Zealand in 100 objects”,[1] Jock Phillips creates powerful stories about exhibits in museums, including 24 objects held by Te Papa. Read more
Bush City: The big stories of New Zealand’s plants Join Curator of Botany Leon Perrie to explore the plants of Te Papa’s Bush City. We’ll discuss the distinctive features of New Zealand’s flora: high rates of species endemism; unusually common gender separation Read more
Talk: What Isabella wanted: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston’s Gilded Age ***SOLD OUT*** Hear about the self-assembled collection of art and objects created by Isabella Stewart Gardner, from her first purchase of Johannes Vermeer's The Concert. Read more
Guided Tour: The Hidden Corners of the Museum (iiii) In response to demand – we are thrilled to offer you another opportunity to join us for a third Back of House tour of Te Papa Cable Street’s facilities Read more
Original Fine Art Prints: Part Two In part two, David focuses on later printmaking techniques - aquatint, mezzotint, wood engraving and linocut illustrated with a selection of works from his collection. Read more
Review: Original Fine Art Prints By original prints, we mean handmade engravings, etchings, woodcuts, etc, made by the artists themselves or by printmakers interpreting the design of an artist. Read more
Review: Friends High Tea – Celebrating Katherine Mansfield On Thursday 9 March the Friends were treated to a delicious high tea and a fascinating talk by Lizzie Bisley, Te Papa Curator Modern Art, … Read more
President’s Column: March 2023 This column has good news and bad news. First, it’s hard to fully comprehend, all the photos, videos and talk notwithstanding, what a massive disaster … Read more
Kaipara: Art and Cultural Tour We are now inviting Expressions of Interest to join the Friends of Te Papa Kaipara and mid-North tour, departing Tuesday 10 October 2023, in association … Read more
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Talk: What Isabella wanted: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston’s Gilded Age