Coming Events
14/03/2021
Hidden Treasures
18/03/2021
Talk: Why does Te Papa draw international interest?
Category: Beyond Te Papa, History, Talk
Ken Gorbey, Project Director & Deputy Persident of the Jewish Museum Berlin (1999-2002) discusses why Te Papa
draws such international attention and regard.
08/04/2021
Tour: Te Papa Archives (i)
Category: Te Papa collections, Tour
Have you ever wondered what treasures lie within the Museum’s archives? Go behind the scenes with Jennifer Twist (Archivist) and see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s Archives Collection.
08/04/2021
Tour: Te Papa Archives (ii)
Category: Art, Te Papa collections
Jennifer Twist (Te Papa Archivist) will lead us on our second back of house tour through the museum’s archives and share some highlights from Charles Darwin, Hector’s letter books, botanist Nancy Adams’ watercolours of beautiful plant specimens and much more.
09/04/2021
Talk: Greek Easter
The Friends of Te Papa and Hellenic New Zealand Congress (HNZC) are delighted to share Greek Easter with you in an intimate look at how Hellenic communities celebrate Easter. While it is similar to Western Easter, there are some major differences including no chocolate Easter eggs!
15/04/2021
Tour: The National Geohazards Monitoring Centre
Category: Geology, Natural Environment, Science, Tour
A special Members Only tour of the NGMC which opened in 2018, and which builds on the service delivered by GNS Science and GeoNet for the last 17 years.
29/04/2021
2021 Historic Tour to Gisborne Tairāwhiti
Category: Tour
In response to demand our reapeat tour to Gisborne Tairāwhiti, promises a fabulous mix of art, history, Māoritanga, gardens and landscape design, farming, along with fresh, local food and good companionship. The visit will include exclusive access to private gardens and properties which are being especially opened for us.
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