Wednesday 2 June 2021, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Talk: ‘Dressed’ by Claire Regnault Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington In May Te Papa Press will be launching Dressed: Fashionable dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910 by Claire Regnault, Senior Curator New Zealand History here at Te Papa. Join Claire Regnault for an illustrated talk on the development of the book and more. $25.00 – $30.00
Sunday 27 June 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Talk: How did a Prince influence British currency? Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington EVENT POSTPONED due to Wellington being in Level 2 until midnight Sunday 27th. $25.00 – $30.00
Sunday 15 August 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Talk: Design secrets revealed – our money Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington Dr Mark Stocker presents an illustrated talk based upon his article published in Majesty magazine. Sixty years ago Prince Philip was a progressive royal who exerted a profound influence on what British currency looks like, largely because he cared about good design. $25.00 – $30.00
Saturday 20 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Indian Textiles Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand A multi-media presentation followed by a trunk sale of personally handpicked exquisite textiles from different parts of India. $25.00 – $30.00
Friday 8 April 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Talk: A Painter’s Journey Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Join Prue Donald and Lizzie Bisley as they discuss the creation of A Painter’s Journey – the film that welcomes visitors to the exhibition 'Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa'. $25.00 – $35.00
Thursday 26 May 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Shaping Modernism at Te Papa Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington How did the collections arrive at Te Papa and how do curators work to interpret them? Justine Olsen looks at recent work on this subject that brings together international and New Zealand collections. $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 25 January 2023, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Guided Tour: Joanna Margaret Paul City Gallery Wellington Te Ngākau Civic Square, Wellington, New Zealand Paul’s intimate explorations of domestic life pushed the boundaries of artistic practice through an experimental, multi-disciplinary practice spanning drawing, painting, poetry, photography and film. $20.00
Thursday 9 March 2023, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm 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
Thursday 30 March 2023, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Talk: What Isabella wanted: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston’s Gilded Age Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand ***SOLD OUT*** Hear about the self-assembled collection of art and objects created by Isabella Stewart Gardner, from her first purchase of Johannes Vermeer's The Concert. $25.00 – $30.00
Monday 17 April 2023, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm 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