On the opening weekend of Wonderland we are delighted to bring you a fun and lighthearted quiz on everything Alice. Love a quiz? An Alice in Wonderland fan? Team up with like minded friends and join us in the sunshine of Red Gates for 2 hours of falling down the rabbit hole to discover the story, book, films and characters of this magical childhood story.
Wonderland Quiz!
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Talk: From Tip-Site to Flourishing Forest
Come and hear Friends President, Elizabeth Kay, describe how one small community group decided to take up the fight and what they have achieved in little more than a decade.
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Tour: Behind the Scenes, William Hodges in Toi Art
Join Art Historian, David Maskill and Rebecca Rice, Curator Historical NZ Art, for a close encounter with paintings and prints by William Hodges, artist on board Captain Cook’s second voyage to Aotearoa and the Pacific from 1772-75.
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Review: Kiwiana lecture
Christine Fernyhough knew she had moved from being an interior decorator to a collector when she ran out of shelf space.
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2020 Chatham Islands Excursions
Since 2002 these excursions to the Chatham Islands has been offered to, and enjoyed by, Friends of Te Papa. They are about much more than natural science. You will explore Chatham Islands history, culture and cuisine. It is a must do, if you have not yet done it!
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Egypt is the gift of the Nile
In September 2019 the Friends ran two tours to Egypt and Jordan, in association with Innovative Travel, whose Cairo-based director is Elhamy Elzayat MNZM, CEO …
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President’s column – February 2020
We hope you have had a wonderful summer break and are looking forward an exciting 2020 at Te Papa with the Friends …
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Friends Visit to View the Pacific Collection
Te Papa staff Grace Hutton, Humanities Collection Manager, Sean Mallon, Senior Curator of Pacific Histories & Cultures and Rachel Yates, Curator of Pacific Cultures guided …
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