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Indian Textiles: Sari to Sarong

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

During the 2019 World of Wearable Art season join us and speakers Shani Pillai and Joji Jacob to discover a world of traditional Indian textiles, their history, their connections and their future.

$20.00 – $30.00

Indian Fashion: Old is New

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

During the 2019 World of Wearable Art season join us and speakers Shani Pillai and Joji Jacob to discover a world of traditional Indian textiles, their history, their connections and their future.

$20.00 – $30.00

Michel Tuffery on ‘Here: Kupe to Cook’

Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua Cnr Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua, New Zealand

Th Friends of Te Papa have been offered the opportunity for an exclusive and informative survey of 'Here: Kupe to Cook' exhibition currently on at Pataka Art + Museum by leading Pacific artist, Michel Tuffery MNZM.

$15.00 – $20.00

Solander, Sparrman, and the Anthropocene

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

This public lecture presents the fascinating modern idea of “the Environment” – in common usage today a word with a distinct meaning to most of us around the world – and its little known history as a concept that appears in earnest only right after World War II and within a couple of decades reaches global fame and considerable usefulness.

$15.00 – $25.00

Preview: Wonderland

Amokura Gallery, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for this free and exclusive preview of Wonderland before it opens to the general public. Fall down the rabbit hole into an immersive exhibition celebrating Lewis Carroll's timeless tale and Alice’s adventures on film.

Free

Tour: Pacific Cultures Collection

Pacific Store Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

From 3000 year old pottery shards to obsidian spears and  contemporary fashion, come behind the scenes and be surprised by Te Papa’s Pacific Cultures Collections.

$30.00

Tour: Pacific Cultures Collection Behind the Scenes (eve)

Pacific Store Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

From 3000 year old pottery shards to obsidian spears and  contemporary fashion, come behind the scenes and be surprised by Te Papa’s Pacific Cultures Collections.

$30.00

Wonderland Wednesdays: A History of Animation

Te Marae Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Mariya Kalachova, Lead Animator at Weta, will take us through how animators have attempted to share the magic of Alice's story on the big screen throughout the ages. Why is this story, written in 1865, an undoubtedly bizarre and complicated tale, so extremely popular to adapt to film?

$35.00 – $50.00

Talk: The photography of Leslie Adkin

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

Te Papa has a large collection of Adkin's photographs but they have not been greatly accessible in the past. This is now changing. Spend the morning with us and hear from Te Papa's curator of photography Athol McCredie on what has been achieved and what an end result might look like.

$15.00 – $25.00

Talk: Burne-Jones’ 1871 Italian Sketchbook

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for a unique opportunity to hear about the 198 page sketchbook from Te Papa's collections, which will be on show. The sketchbook documents Burne-Jones Italian destinations, including Pisa, Florence, Rome, Assisi and Perugia amongst others.

$20.00 – $30.00