High Fashion and High Tea

You are invited to step into the glamorous, if slightly off-kilter world, of Yvonne Todd with Te Papa curator, Claire Regnault. While you are enjoying a glass of bubbly, Claire will take you on a high-fashion journey.

Includes High Tea and free parking. Numbers limited

Friends’ Degustation Dinner 2015 (ii)

As our first dinner on Wednesday 28 January was quickly sold out, we are pleased to offer members another opportunity to enjoy a degustation dinner featuring TerraVin wines.

Friends’ Degustation Dinner 2015 (i)

A popular event in the Friends Programme returns. Executive Chef Bernd Lippmann will create a fabulous menu with each dish matched with a TerraVin wine to complement each course.

$70

Old Masters at Christmas

While you are enjoying a glass of bubbly, Mark Stocker wearing his art historian’s hat, and Pat Brownsey wearing his philatelic equivalent, will take you on a sleigh-ride through twenty plus years of New Zealand Christmas stamps.

$35.00 – $40.00

High Tea: Fabulous Flowers

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

Celebrate the change of season over a spring-themed High Tea. Dr Rebecca Rice (Curator Historical New Zealand Art) begins the afternoon by introducing us to a special selection of the exquisite watercolours and publications of Sarah Featon who, with her female contemporaries, operated in the emerging field of botanical science. These items from Te Papa's collections will provide a wonderful context for appreciating and celebrating the contributions of these women to science, and to art. Followed by High Tea with a floral theme.

$75.00 – $85.00

Art Tour and Dinner at Parliament

Parliament Building Moleswoth Street, Thorndon, Wellington

We are delighted to offer you an exclusive members' evening at Parliament. Join us for the Art Tour of Parliament, followed by dinner at 7.30pm. Numbers are strictly limited so be quick.

$95.00

Visit: The Sustainability Trust

The Sustainability Trust, 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

'Sustainability is more than a part of our name, it’s our way of being. Learn how we put sustainability in Sustainability Trust.'

$20.00

VUW: Art Collection Tour

Hunter Courtyard, Kelburn Campus Kelburn Parade, Wellington, New Zealand

An afterhours tour of the Ngā puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection - a nationally significant repository of more than 600 art works by modern and contemporary New Zealand artists.

$25.00

Guided Tour: The Hidden Corners of the Museum (iii)

Korero, Level 3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

In response to demand – we are thrilled to offer you another opportunity to join us for a third Back of House tour of Te Papa Cable Street’s facilities with Head of Property, Facilities & Security, Pete Cunninghame.

$25.00