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Lissa Mitchell, Athol McCredie and Justine Olsen

Meet Lissa, Athol and Justine and hear about their interests and current research at Te Papa. Historical photography, documentary photography of the '60s and '70s, and modernist interiors are all covered in this absorbing trio of talks. Free parking and a glass of wine.

Includes free parking and a glass of wine

John Gillow on Textiles from Pakistan

Author, lecturer, traveller and collector, John Gillow has spent more than 40 years travelling the world in pursuit of textiles. A selection of over 50 unique, vintage and collectable textiles from all over Asia and Africa will be on sale at the conclusion of the lecture.

Includes a Espresso Cafe voucher for refreshments and free parking

The Bauhaus

This is the story of Germany’s most famous design school, bitterly attacked in its day, but subsequently hugely influential.

$20

Friends’ Preview

See it first, see it free! Be the first to see this new exhibition, exclusive to Te Papa this summer.

A dewdrop from heaven

The use of shell goes back thousands of years, and pearls have been highly valued for hundreds of years. There are many varieties of each and this lecture looks at old and modern uses of pearls and shells.

$10.00 – $20.00

Kantha quilts of Bengal

Hear about kantha – colourful, painstakingly hand-stitched quilts from Bangladesh and eastern India. Some kantha and other textiles are also for sale.

$15

Garden landscapes with a Gainsborough perspective

Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788, was an originator of the English landscape painting school. Illustrated by a selection of Gainsborough's paintings, sketches and portraits, garden historian Caroline Holmes will explore his landscape legacy ...

$20

Cultural heritage in the age of experience

An internationally renowned academic who started her career in the field of maritime archaeology, Professor Kenderdine is at the forefront of new methods of digitally capturing and publicly exhibiting built and cultural heritage through interactive augmented reality in libraries, art galleries and museums all around the world ...

$15 – $30.