10:30 am - 11:30 am Needlework from Te Papa’s collection Wednesday 29 March 2017, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Needlework from Te Papa’s collection Join Claire Regnault, Senior Curator of History, for an exploration of embroidery and stitch work in Te Papa’s collection ... a rich source of inspiration for students and contemporary textile practitioners ... $15
9:30 am - 5:00 pm East Harbour Geology Day Trip Sunday 9 April 2017, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm East Harbour Geology Day Trip Hamish Campbell leads this excursion to the Parangarahu Lakes Reserve and Pencarrow Lighthouse on the south east coast. There are two important privileges that $25
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Cultural heritage in the age of experience Monday 10 April 2017, 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Cultural heritage in the age of experience An internationally renowned academic who started her career in the field of maritime archaeology, Professor Kenderdine is at the forefront of new methods of digitally capturing and publicly exhibiting built and cultural heritage through interactive augmented reality in libraries, art galleries and museums all around the world ... $15 – $30.
9:30 am - 1:00 pm Cubist art at Pataka Thursday 13 April 2017, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Cubist art at Pataka Travel by bus to Pataka and join exhibition curator Julia Waite from the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, for a tour of Freedom and Structure, an exhibition featuring Cubism influenced New Zealand art. $30
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm The Irish Arts and Crafts Movement Friday 28 April 2017, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm The Irish Arts and Crafts Movement The Irish Arts and Crafts movement initially emerged under Morris’s influence but like other small nations on Europe’s peripheries (such as Poland, Hungary or Finland) Ireland’s struggle for self-determination, and ultimately modernization, was ... $25
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Exoticism in Fashion Saturday 29 April 2017, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Exoticism in Fashion This illustrated talk explores the taste for the romance of exoticism and how it continues to influence fashion today, exploring how the quest for novelty and lure of exoticism can create ... $15 – $20