10:30 am - 12:00 pm Tour: Millers O’Brien Gallery Visit Wednesday 29 May 2019, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Tour: Millers O’Brien Gallery Visit Visit the Millers O’Brien Gallery to see 3 new exhibitions, Always Forever Now, Nobody Believe You (Bad Luck) and Salt Pillars. Painting, photography and stoneware are combined in the exhibition and speak to a collective memory, and the natural and urban landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand. $15.00 – $18.00
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Book Launch: 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa Thursday 30 May 2019, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Book Launch: 100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa Open to friends members only, join us to celebrate the launch of this book to coincide with opening of Te Papa’s new permanent Natural History galleries Te Taiao | Nature. We’ll hear from a variety of speakers involved in the book’s creation, what their role in bringing it together was and what their favourite object out of the 100 presented is. $20.00 – $25.00
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Curator Talk: Queen Victoria revealed; a 200th birthday celebration Tuesday 4 June 2019, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Curator Talk: Queen Victoria revealed; a 200th birthday celebration Mark Stocker, Curator Art at Te Papa, has an interest in this iconic sovereign and woman that dates back several decades. We think we know all about her, right? Not really – probably far less than we think. $15.00 – $20.00
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Double Preview: Gordon Walters – New Vision & The New Photography – Life in the 60s and 70s Thursday 13 June 2019, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Double Preview: Gordon Walters – New Vision & The New Photography – Life in the 60s and 70s Preview these 2 new exhibitions for free before they open to the public on Saturday 15 June. Enjoy time to wander through the classic work of the influential Gordon Walters and take a new perspective of New Zealand in the 60s and 70s with a group who worked in new styles Free
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Tour: Parliament’s Art Collection Monday 17 June 2019, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Tour: Parliament’s Art Collection Experience Parliament’s art collection. This one-hour guided art tour led by Sarah Jacobs, Curator, and Tasha Fernandez, Displays and Collections Assistant, takes in some of the most significant artworks in the Parliamentary Collection. Numbers strictly limited; register early to avoid disappointment. $15.00 – $18.00
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Annual General Meeting 2019 Tuesday 18 June 2019, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Annual General Meeting 2019 The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Inc will be held Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 6pm, Te Papa.
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Friends Takeover: Access All Areas Thursday 27 June 2019, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Friends Takeover: Access All Areas We are thrilled to bring you, for the first time ever, the Te Papa Friends Takeover, in which we the Friends of Te Papa have the whole museum to themselves to stay up late at our place for one night only, along with a host of talks, tours, discounts, live music and chances to contribute to the future of the museum. Free – $20.00
Tuesday 4 June 2019, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Curator Talk: Queen Victoria revealed; a 200th birthday celebration
Thursday 13 June 2019, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Double Preview: Gordon Walters – New Vision & The New Photography – Life in the 60s and 70s