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The Naturalist

The compelling story of Dr Ernst Dieffenbach, the charismatic and free-spirited German who was appointed as naturalist on the controversial 1839 expedition to New Zealand to buy land from Maori. He had strong views on colonisation which cut across the thinking at the time...

Includes refreshments and free parking

Nicola Legat on Te Papa Press

This is your opportunity to hear Te Papa Press publisher Nicola Legat talk about the state of New Zealand’s publishing industry and broader bookstore and writers’ festival environment.

$20

Book Launch – Tatau: A Cultural History of Samoan Tattooing

Te Papa Store, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us in the Te Papa Store, surrounded by books for this exclusive Friends launch of 'Tatau: A Cultural History of Samoan Tattooing'. A beautifully designed and richly illustrated retelling of the unique and powerful social history of Samoan tattooing, from 3000 years ago to modern practices.

$8.00 – $15.00

Floortalk: Encounters – Cancelled

Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us when Rebecca Rice and Matariki Williams speak about their recent publication at the portrait wall in Toi Art - the most popular art exhibition for Te Papa visitors.

$25.00 – $30.00

The Forgotten Coast

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand has a dark colonial past and the reckoning with its legacy has been a long time coming.

$20.00 – $30.00

High Tea: Celebrating Katherine Mansfield

Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington

In 1940 the National Art Gallery acquired a striking portrait of Katherine Mansfield, by the American artist Anne Estelle Rice. It is a bold, modern painting, full of colour and pattern, and alive with the rhythm of early 20th-century modernism.

$65.00 – $80.00

Book Talk: A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

 With his recently published “A History of New Zealand in 100 objects”, Jock Phillips creates powerful stories about exhibits in museums, including 24 objects held by Te Papa.

$25.00 – $35.00