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Ngā Wai e Rua : Stories of Us – Film

Soundings Theatre, Level 2 Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us and take a look back at our rich history with 'Ngā wai e rua: Stories of Us'. A special film screening from the first filmed encounter between Māori and British Royals to footage of the 1975 Land March, these items evoke a strong sense of the shared stories and rich dual histories of Aotearoa New Zealand.

$20.00 – $30.00

Furniture and Technology tour (i)

Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington

Go behind the scenes with Katie Cooper (Curator NZ Histories and Cultures) and Carolyn McGill (Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager Humanities) and see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s furniture and technology collections.

$20.00

Furniture and Technology tour (ii)

Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington

Go behind the scenes with Katie Cooper (Curator NZ Histories and Cultures) and Carolyn McGill (Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager Humanities) and see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s furniture and technology collections.

$20.00

Hidden Treasures

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

Māori taonga in the Russian museums of Saint Petersburg and Kazan which were collected on an expedition to the South Seas in 1819-1821 have survived chaos and destruction .

$20.00 – $25.00

Talk: Why Te Papa? Ken Gorbey explains

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

Ken Gorbey discusses why Te Papa draws such international attention and regard.

$15.00 – $30.00

Tour: Te Papa Archives (IV)

Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington

Have you ever wondered what treasures lie within the Museum’s archives? Te Papa’s Archive holds fascinating collections of papers and records from the Colonial Museum and predecessor organisations

$20.00

Tour: The Printing Museum and Whirinaki Whare Taonga

Te Papa Assemble at the Main Entrance Foyer

Despite digital domination, there has been a huge revival of interest in letterpress, particularly in the United States and Britain. Letterpress Museums and Book Arts Centres have sprung up in major cities around the world. Te Ara: Stories of our Streets at Whirinaki Whare Taonga celebrates the significant stories behind the streets of Upper Hutt, and is the city’s first major historical exhibition.

$35.00

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

Talk: Lord Rutherford, Russian Physics and the Human Element

Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington

Lord Rutherford is almost a household name in New Zealand. This talk will present one of the world’s greatest scientists and most outstanding New Zealanders, “the founder of nuclear physics", through Russian eyes.

$25.00 – $30.00