Past Events › Curator Talks
12/08/2021
Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens II
Category: Botany, Curator Talks, Natural Environment
In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants. We’ll also cover tips for spotting them
12/08/2021
Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens
Category: Botany, Curator Talks, Natural Environment
In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants. We’ll also cover tips for spotting them
08/07/2021
Friends Takeover Night 2021
Category: Art, Back of House tour, Botany, Conservation, Curator Talks
A night where Friends of Te Papa get the whole museum to themselves. Go behind-the-scenes, hear from our experts, listen to live music, shop, eat and drink, and experience the museum like no-one else.
02/07/2021
Gallery Visit: Candy Coated Curator’s Talk
Category: Art, Curator Talks
From skull lollipops to disaster-inflected dessert commercials this exhibition features a fascinating pick ‘n mix of artworks
05/05/2021
Talk: The diversity and conservation of New Zealand orchids
Category: Botany, Curator Talks, Natural Environment
Did you know that more than 30% of our orchids are of conservation concern? Te Papa Botanist and orchid specialist Carlos Lehnebach will talk about current research projects whose aims are describing the diversity of orchid species in NZ, understanding their partnerships with fungi
27/04/2021
Tour: The art and artefacts of militarism in the Pacific (ii)
Category: Culture, Curator Talks, Tour
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.
27/04/2021
Tour: The art and artefacts of militarism in the Pacific (i)
Category: Curator Talks, Pacific Culture, Tour
Join us for an exclusive members only 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.
28/01/2021
Furniture and Technology tour (ii)
Category: Curator Talks, History
Go behind the scenes with Katie Cooper (Curator NZ Histories and Cultures) and Carolyn McGill (Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager Humanities) and see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s furniture and technology collections.
28/01/2021
Furniture and Technology tour (i)
Category: Curator Talks, History
Go behind the scenes with Katie Cooper (Curator NZ Histories and Cultures) and Carolyn McGill (Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager Humanities) and see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s furniture and technology collections.
31/01/2020
Talk: Museum of the Everyday
Category: Beyond Te Papa, Curator Talks, Museology, Talk
At this one off event join Christine in discussion with Bronwyn Labrum, Head of New Zealand and Pacific Cultures at Te Papa, to journey through Christine’s collection, take a look at memorabilia from New Zealand’s golden era and explore ideas of collecting and preserving our nation’s history through two very different perspectives…
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