Thursday 24 September 2015, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Art tour for the visually impaired (i) Explore a selection of artworks in Ngā Toi │Arts Te Papa through touch and verbal description for a very personal experience. $10.00
Thursday 24 September 2015, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Art tour for the visually impaired (ii) Explore a selection of artworks in Ngā Toi │Arts Te Papa through touch and verbal description for a very personal experience. $10
Thursday 15 October 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Starry, starry night Commemorating 125 years since the death of Van Gogh, this lecture, presented by Historical International Art Curator Dr Mark Stocker, honours the famous Dutch artist and his legacy of 125 years of inspiration. Free
Friday 23 October 2015, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Séraphine Pick talks about White Noise Meet Séraphine Pick and hear her talk about 'White Noise', a major exhibition of her new and recent work currently on show at the Dowse. $15
Tuesday 27 October 2015, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm The enterprising Mr Baillie Hear how John Baillie, an often overlooked New Zealand artist, played a crucial role in the establishment of the National Art Collection in the early 1900s. $15 – $20
Friday 6 November 2015, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm First look: Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa Celebrate the opening with a Friends’ viewing and a tour of two of the many highlights in this new season of art.
Wednesday 18 November 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Etching Revival, 1850 – 1930 The Etching Revival, the period between 1850 and 1930 was a time when printmakers produced finely crafted prints for an eager market ... $25. – $39
Thursday 19 November 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Strutt’s colonial masterpiece Rebecca Rice, Curator Historical New Zealand Art, discusses the rare and historically significant painting which was recently acquired by Te Papa.
Monday 30 November 2015, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Old Masters at Christmas While you are enjoying a glass of bubbly, Mark Stocker wearing his art historian’s hat, and Pat Brownsey wearing his philatelic equivalent, will take you on a sleigh-ride through twenty plus years of New Zealand Christmas stamps. $35.00 – $40.00
Friday 11 December 2015, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friends’ Preview See it first, see it free! Be the first to see this new exhibition, exclusive to Te Papa this summer.