Coming Events
20/05/2021
Studio Visits: Max Patté and Virginia Woods-Jack II
Category: Art, Beyond Te Papa
Our first session was fully booked in less than 24 hours, in response to demand, we are thrilled to offer members a repeat opportunity to visit the studios of Max Patté and Virginia Woods-Jack in Miramar. Get in quick this is likely to go quickly as well.
23/05/2021
Visit: SIKH: Gurudawara Sahib
Category: Beyond Te Papa, Faith
In association with the Wellington Council of Faiths we now offer Members our third and a fascinating visit to the Sikh Community. The Sikh Community invites you to accompany us on a visit to their Gurudawara Sahib (temple) at 4 – 10 Vogel Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt.
31/05/2021
Tour: The Printing Museum and Whirinaki Whare Taonga
Category: Beyond Te Papa, History, Tour
Despite digital domination, there has been a huge revival of interest in letterpress, particularly in the United States and Britain. Letterpress Museums and Book Arts Centres have sprung up in major cities around the world. Te Ara: Stories of our Streets at Whirinaki Whare Taonga celebrates the significant stories behind the streets of Upper Hutt, and is the city’s first major historical exhibition.
02/06/2021
Talk: ‘Dressed’ by Claire Regnault
Category: Book Launches, Design, Fashion, History, Textiles
In May Te Papa Press will be launching Dressed: Fashionable dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910 by Claire Regnault, Senior Curator New Zealand History here at Te Papa. Join Claire Regnault for an illustrated talk on the development of the book and more.
11/06/2021
Members’ Preview: Surrealist Art
Category: Art, Culture, Exhibition Preview
See it first, see it free! Join us at our members preview of Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen before it opens to the general public on Saturday 12 June 2021.
18/06/2021
Talk: Exploring the deep unknown
Category: Beyond Te Papa, Natural Environment, Science, Talk
In the cold, dark, deep ocean around Aotearoa incredibly diverse and unique animals that feed on potent chemicals that flow out of the seafloor have been found, creating life in ways never thought possible.
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