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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

Visit: Enduring friendships: A Hei Tiki Talk

Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua Cnr Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua, New Zealand

Join Dougal Austin (Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu, Waitaha) Kura Pounamu Senior Curator Mātauranga Māori from Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand in a korero and kapu tī. You will learn about the various forms and features of our most ubiquitous taonga

Free

Sponge City: A guided walk in Waitangi Park

Waitangi Park 107 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

On 15 May, join Nicole Thompson of Wraight and Associates Landscape Architects and John Hardwick-Smith of Athfield Architects for a guided walk around Waitangi Park, next door to Te Papa. We will explore the unique features of the Park that have contributed to its award-winning status.

$25.00

TALK: Digby-Woolf Photo Digitisation Project

Rangimarie, L3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

With an estimated quarter of a million negatives, The Spencer Digby - Ronald D. Woolf Collection is a treasure trove of images of faces and moments from Wellington’s past. The collection ranges from the 1930s to the 1980s and includes studio portraits, wedding photographs, and shots from community events like wrestling tournaments and cat shows among many other things.

$25.00 – $30.00

Talk: From Rural to Urban: How Indian Textile Artists Adapted During Covid-19

Rangimarie, L3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

With post-covid borders now open again and tourists returning, Joji and Shani have picked up the metaphorical threads of their connections in India and will talk to us about the impact of the pandemic on the handcrafted textile industry in India, how it has recovered and what changes the pandemic has led to.

$25.00 – $30.00

Talk: Stories about Wellington’s Curious Geological Heritage

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

***SOLD OUT***Explore some of the highlights of interesting local geology stories in Wellington and surrounds, as recalled through the eyes of someone who has spent the past 45 years 'on task', New Zealand's best-known geologist Hamish Campbell.

$25.00 – $35.00

Curator’s Talk: Rockpools: Life in the Most Extreme Environment on Earth

What is the most extreme environment on the planet? It probably isn’t where you think! Rockpools are places of extreme and rapid changes in temperature, where the living environment can completely change with a single wave!  Join Te Papa Natural History Assistant Curator Andrew Stewart at our Tory Street Facility, as we explore these fascinating, beautiful and unique places, hear about some of the fishes that live there, their endemism and evolution. 

$25.00 – $30.00

Curator’s Talk: Tiny Statements: Badges at Te Papa

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

Te Papa curators and award-winning authors Stephanie Gibson and Claire Regnault have recently written Tiny Statements: A social history of Aotearoa New Zealand in badges, published by Te Papa Press in April 2023. Badges are tiny objects with big stories: evidence that pride, identity and outrage can be wrapped up in small dimensions and worn like mini billboards. Throughout New Zealand’s history, people have used badges to join, belong, resist, defy and celebrate a myriad of causes and organisations.

$25.00 – $30.00

Talk and Guided Tour: Holocaust Centre and Synagogue

Holocaust Centre of New Zealand, 80 Webb street, Wellington

***SOLD OUT****Education Director Kris Clancy will guide us, as we learn about the fundamental tenets of the Jewish faith, including Jewish identity, religious movements, and integration within wider European society. This talk is designed to provide a foundation in understanding why Jews were often separate from the society in which they lived, leading to common misconceptions of the Jewish faith and classical antisemitism that was exploited by Nazi Propaganda.

$30.00 – $35.00