Thursday 4 February 2021, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Members’ Art Narrative: Tour (i) Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Join us for a guided tour of Te Papa's art gallery and uncover more about Aotearoa New Zealand’s young history on a guided tour of the national art collection in Toi Art. $15.00 – $20.00
Thursday 4 February 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Members’ Art Narrative: Tour (ii) Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Join us on our second tour of Te Papa’s art gallery and uncover more about Aotearoa New Zealand’s young history on a guided tour of the national art collection in Toi Art. $15.00 – $20.00
Wednesday 17 February 2021, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Gallery Visit: Alfred Memelink Artspace Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery 223 The Esplanade, Petone, Wellington Join us for our first local art tour of 2021 - the Friends have arranged a visit to the Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery on the Esplanade at Petone to view an exhibition of Ronda Thompson’s paintings. $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 31 March 2021, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Visit: Bartley & Company Art Bartley & Company Art Gallery Level 2/22 Garrett Street, Te Aro, WELLINGTON Join our forthcoming gallery visit is to Bartley & Company’s recently opened new space at Garret Street, for a viewing of 'zoomer' showcasing works by Miranda Parkes and 'Flowers of Niue' solo exhibition by multi-disciplinary artist Cora-Allan Wickliffe. $15.00 – $20.00
Thursday 8 April 2021, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Tour: Te Papa Archives (ii) Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington Jennifer Twist (Te Papa Archivist) will lead us on our second back of house tour through the museum’s archives and share some highlights from Charles Darwin, Hector’s letter books, botanist Nancy Adams’ watercolours of beautiful plant specimens and much more. $20.00
Thursday 20 May 2021, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Studio Visits: Max Patté and Virginia Woods-Jack Max Patté & Virginia Woods-Jack's Studio 140A Park Road, Miramar, WELLINGTON We guarantee you a very interesting and exciting morning when you join us to visit the studios of Max Patté and Virginia Woods-Jack in Miramar. $20.00
Thursday 20 May 2021, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Studio Visits: Max Patté and Virginia Woods-Jack II Max Patté & Virginia Woods-Jack's Studio 140A Park Road, Miramar, WELLINGTON 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. $20.00
Friday 11 June 2021, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Members’ Preview: Surrealist Art Toi Art, Level 4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand 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. Free
Friday 2 July 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Gallery Visit: Candy Coated Curator’s Talk The Dowse Art Museum 45 Laings Road Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand From skull lollipops to disaster-inflected dessert commercials this exhibition features a fascinating pick ‘n mix of artworks $15.00
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