11:00 am - 12:30 pm Curator’s Talk: Tiny Statements: Badges at Te Papa Wednesday 12 July 2023, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Curator’s Talk: Tiny Statements: Badges at Te Papa Te Papa curators and award-winning authors Stephanie Gibson and Claire Regnault have recently written Tiny Statements: A social history of Aotearoa New Zealand in badges, published by Te Papa Press in April 2023. Badges are tiny objects with big stories: evidence that pride, identity and outrage can be wrapped up in small dimensions and worn like mini billboards. Throughout New Zealand’s history, people have used badges to join, belong, resist, defy and celebrate a myriad of causes and organisations. $25.00 – $30.00
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Behind the Scenes: The conservation of a Regency net gown c1820 in Te Papa’s collection Wednesday 26 July 2023, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Behind the Scenes: The conservation of a Regency net gown c1820 in Te Papa’s collection Join us for a rare opportunity as Te Papa Textile Conservator Rachael Collinge and Specialist Costume Mount Maker Sam Gatley take you behind the scenes as they describe the collaborative work undertaken by a small group of specialists to conserve and mount a Regency era gown. $25.00 – $35.00
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Curator’s Talk: TATAU: Sāmoan tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture Wednesday 2 August 2023, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Curator’s Talk: TATAU: Sāmoan tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture Join Te Papa Senior Curator Sean Mallon as he discusses his long term research on Sāmoan Tattooing and the stories behind the recent publication TATAU: Sāmoan tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture (2010 and 2023). This book is the first to cover the 3,000-year history of Sāmoan tattooing, and remarkably, the tools for making Sāmoan tatau remained largely unchanged from the 1800s through to the late 20th century. $25.00
Wednesday 26 July 2023, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Behind the Scenes: The conservation of a Regency net gown c1820 in Te Papa’s collection
Wednesday 2 August 2023, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Curator’s Talk: TATAU: Sāmoan tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture