Takeover Night: Tours
Get a sneak peek into some of Te Papa’s collections store and view tāonga up close. Limited numbers and a booking is required.
Read more |June 29, 2021
News | History
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Tours
Villa Farnese at Caprarola
While we may not be able to travel to Italy at present, if you would like to explore Italian history, art and architecture through its most famous villas and palaces and their remarkable occupants, come on our virtual tour at Club Garibaldi Wellington.
Read more |February 3, 2021
Travel
2020 Tour to Historic Gisborne Tairāwhiti
Our exciting tour to Gisborne Tairāwhiti, in summertime the first city in the world to see the sunrise, promises a fabulous mix of art, history, Māoritanga, gardens and landscape design, farming, along with delicious fresh local seasonal food and good companionship. The visit will include several private gardens and properties which are being especially opened for us.
Read more |November 5, 2019
News
An afternoon with Frances Hodgkins
In connection with the exhibition Frances Hodgkins, from Dunedin to Waikanae, Mahara Gallery are offering a special study day on Sunday 19 May, from 1 pm – 5 pm at the Waikanae Community Centre, Utauta Street, Waikanae.
Read more |May 6, 2019
News
Curating Between Hope and Despair: Creating POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Friday 8 March 4pm, Rangimarie Rooms 1 and 2, Te Papa Facing the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes on the site of the Warsaw ghetto and prewar Jewish neighborhood POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews completes the memorial complex. At the monument we honor those who died by remembering how they died. At the […]
Read more |February 26, 2019
History
Parliament Tours, Talk and Heritage Lunch
Get a bite of history and join in for a Heritage Lunch at Bellamys by Logan Brown.
Read more |October 10, 2018
History
Modern Girls in Bed
Circa Theatre offers Friends of Te Papa a discount to Modern Girls in Bed an irreverent comedy about sisters, strength, and what happens when two young women come face-to-face with five trailblazing wāhine from Aotearoa’s history.
Read more |August 28, 2018
History
‘Golden Days’ is closing 31 August 2017
Head of History and Pacific Cultures Dr Bronwyn Labrum says: “This nostalgic look at our past has been a real winner with visitors but it’s time to take a fresh look at ourselves, to review the last 20 years and to think about what comes next.”
Read more |August 16, 2017
History
Inside Gallipoli: talks, tours, and teas
Discover more of the exhibition ‘Gallipoli: The scale of our war’ in this special series of three lectures and tours, and enjoy a Devonshire tea afterwards.
Read more |August 8, 2017
History
Woburn Abbey talk cancelled
We regret to advise that the lecture that was to be presented in association with the Wellington Decorative and Fine Arts Society on Sunday 13 November has been cancelled due to the illness of the presenter, Keir Davidson. We wish him a full recovery, and hope that he may be able to travel again soon.
Read more |August 19, 2016
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