
Coming Events
26/05/2022
Talk: Shaping Modernism at Te Papa

Category: Art, Curator Talks, Design, Talk
How did the collections arrive at Te Papa and how do curators work to interpret them? Justine Olsen looks at recent work on this subject that brings together international and New Zealand collections.
03/06/2022
Members’ Preview: Robin White

Category: Art, Curator Talks, Exhibition Preview
Come along anytime between 12noon and 2pm and enjoy your members’ preview of ‘Robin White: Something’s Happening Here’ before it opens to the public on Saturday 04 June.
05/06/2022
Curators’ talk: Robin White

Category: Art, Curator Talks
Come and join Dr Sarah Farrar and Dr Nina Tonga who will talk through the curation of Dame Robin White’s retrospective exhibition Something is happening here. Sarah and Nina will give insights into
12/06/2022
Talk: ‘Ut pictura musica’: Pop Songs and Art
16/06/2022
Exhibition: Meet the Making

Category: Beyond Te Papa, History, Textiles
Leimomi has selected a range of garments (and undergarments!) from our textiles collection and highlights the techniques used to make them in order to offer a glimpse into the world of their makers and wearers.
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