Thursday 8 July 2021, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Friends Takeover Night 2021 Te Papa Assemble at the Main Entrance Foyer A night where Friends of Te Papa get the whole museum to themselves. Go behind-the-scenes, hear from our experts, listen to live music, shop, eat and drink, and experience the museum like no-one else. Free – $25.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Art Tour: Pictures of people and Decorative Arts Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Do we value portraits for who they picture, or because of who painted them? How did collecting occur and why? $20.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Back of House: Preserving the Well Preserved and the Unpreservable Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Discover the technologies used by conservators to care for our precious collections with Textiles Conservator Nirmala Balram and Paintings Conservator Linda Waters. $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Tour: Botany Collection Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Go behind the scenes in the museum to experience Te Papa’s herbarium of botanical treasures up close. It is one of Te Papa’s biggest collections, with some 300,000 lots. We’ll look at the diversity of plants included $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Hīnātore | Papa Ako: A new approach to museum learning Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Join Te Papa's Education Specialists and have a go at a hands-on experience based on their 'Gallipoli Perspectives' programme where you will utilise 3D scanners in groups after viewing one of the larger than life figures in the exhibition $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Talk: Digitising Te Papa’s Collection Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Join the Manager of Collection Imaging Michael O’Neill to see lots of beautiful images plus get an overview of the day to day workflow of a Te Papa photographer plus an insight into some of the more challenging objects $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 8:15 pm - 8:45 pm Back of House: Preserving the Well Preserved and the Unpreservable II Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Discover the technologies used by conservators to care for our precious collections with Textiles Conservator Nirmala Balram and Paintings Conservator Linda Waters. $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 8:15 pm - 8:45 pm Tour: Botany Collection II Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Go behind the scenes in the museum to experience Te Papa’s herbarium of botanical treasures up close. It is one of Te Papa’s biggest collections, with some 300,000 lots. We’ll look at the diversity of plants included $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 8:15 pm - 8:45 pm Hīnātore | Papa Ako: A new approach to museum learning II Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Join Te Papa's Education Specialists and have a go at a hands-on experience based on their 'Gallipoli Perspectives' programme where you will utilise 3D scanners in groups after viewing one of the larger than life figures in the exhibition $10.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 8:15 pm - 8:45 pm Talk: Digitising Te Papa’s Collection II Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Join the Manager of Collection Imaging Michael O’Neill to see lots of beautiful images plus get an overview of the day to day workflow of a Te Papa photographer plus an insight into some of the more challenging objects $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Art Tour: Pictures of people and Decorative Arts II Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Do we value portraits for who they picture, or because of who painted them? How did collecting occur and why? $15.00