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

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.

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

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.

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

Friends’ Preview

See it first, see it free! Be the first to see this new exhibition, exclusive to Te Papa this summer.

New Work/New Work at Solander

Exhibiting together for the first time NEW WORK/ NEW WORK at Solander Gallery offers a great opportunity to meet artists Rodney Fumpston and Alexis Neal and hear them talk about their work at this exhibition preview.

$25

Rita Angus at Page Blackie Gallery

Rita Angus is credited as being one of the leading and most loved figures in 20th century New Zealand art. Courtesy of the Angus family, Page Blackie Gallery are exhibiting around thirty hitherto unseen works, all of which are for sale.

$25.00 – $39

A dewdrop from heaven

The use of shell goes back thousands of years, and pearls have been highly valued for hundreds of years. There are many varieties of each and this lecture looks at old and modern uses of pearls and shells.

$10.00 – $20.00

Tony Kuepfer – glass artist

Come and watch revered glass artist Tony Kuepfer as he transforms molten glass into wondrous shapes.

$15.00