Sunday 21 September 2014, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Rebecca Rice and Megan Tamati-Quennell Rebecca explores the history behind early Lindauer exhibitions in the 19th century and Megan focuses on modern and contemporary Māori art... Includes free parking and a glass of wine
Thursday 25 September 2014, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friends’ Preview: Tyrannosaurs See it first, see it free! Please show your current membership card for free admission.
Friday 17 October 2014, 10:15 am - 12:00 pm The Berry Boys Co-authors and Te Papa History Curators, Michael Fitzgerald and Claire Regnault, talk about the project and the fabulous stories they unearthed. Includes refreshments and free parking
Wednesday 5 November 2014, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Soldiers on the Mend Kirstie Ross, Curator History will highlight moving personal accounts and collection items and precede a guided tour of the Road to Recovery exhibition. Includes refreshments and free parking
Monday 27 April 2015, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Friends’ exclusive after-hours viewing Avoid the crowds and take your time to view this amazing exhibition. The event is for members only, but on this occasion you can bring a friend with you. Free: Please show your current membership card for admission.
Thursday 11 June 2015, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Filming Gallipoli: myths and reality Join military historian Dr Christopher Pugsley as he dissects the 1918 Australian epic film Heroes of the Dardanelles. Dr Pugsley has been looking closely at the footage... $10.00
Friday 3 July 2015, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm A Good Address David Maskill, Senior Lecturer in Art History, Victoria University of Wellington, looks in detail at the tradition of granting lodgings in the Louvre to favoured artists and and focuses on the lodgings of the 18th-century court portrait-painter Louis Tocqué. $20.
Sunday 12 July 2015, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm A Journey through the Imperial Wardrobe During the Qing dynasty the ruling Manchu elite formalised a strict standard of court dress. In this lecture David Rosier tells us how and why, with illustrations from a personal collection of some 700 Imperial-related textiles, insignia of rank and dress accessories. $10.00 – $20.00
Thursday 16 July 2015, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Some Capital Characters Join Curator David Colquhoun in a tour of an exhibition that will ensure you leave knowing a lot more about Wellington’s lively history. $10.00 – $15.00
Sunday 16 August 2015, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm The enigmatic Helen Hitchings Who was this young visionary who brought together the best of art and design in Wellington? $20