Wonderland Wednesdays: A History of Animation

Te Marae Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Mariya Kalachova, Lead Animator at Weta, will take us through how animators have attempted to share the magic of Alice's story on the big screen throughout the ages. Why is this story, written in 1865, an undoubtedly bizarre and complicated tale, so extremely popular to adapt to film?

$35.00 – $50.00

Wonderland Wednesdays: Language & Ideas

Te Marae Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join translator and academic Tom Roa to delve into the topic of translators as co-authors with original storytellers. Tom translated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland into Te Reo and faced some interesting challenges in the process.

$26.25 – $37.50

Talk: Still Lives – A Memoir of Gaza

Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington

Four years, two wars, and one very unlikely female-led social enterprise. Marilyn Garson was an experienced aid professional who created jobs at the edge of war. Join us to hear her, and her Gazan colleagues, story, overturning much of what you might think about conflict and aid, about Palestine and justice.

$20.00 – $30.00

Tour: Mātauranga Māori Behind the Scenes

Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Get behind the scenes in the museum to experience the wonderful Taonga Māori collection including the two storerooms at Cable Street.

$30.00

Tour: Mātauranga Māori Behind the Scenes (ii)

Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Get behind the scenes in the museum to experience the wonderful Taonga Māori collection including the two storerooms at Cable Street.

$30.00

Hidden Treasures

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

Māori taonga in the Russian museums of Saint Petersburg and Kazan which were collected on an expedition to the South Seas in 1819-1821 have survived chaos and destruction .

$20.00 – $25.00

Talk: Greek Easter

Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington

The Friends of Te Papa and Hellenic New Zealand Congress (HNZC) are delighted to share Greek Easter with you in an intimate look at how Hellenic communities celebrate Easter. While it is similar to Western Easter, there are some major differences including no chocolate Easter eggs!

$15.00 – $25.00

Tour: The art and artefacts of militarism in the Pacific (ii)

Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Join us for a Members Only exclusive tour Back of House with Sean Mallon (Senior Curator Pacific Histories and Cultures)  as he tells us about the art and artefacts of militarism in the Pacific.

$20.00

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

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