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How to… Honour the Past to Enrich the Future

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for the second in our series of ‘How to…’ session to discover how Te Papa staff members collaborate and research to bring together huge exhibitions containing thousands of objects, facts and stories.

$15.00 – $20.00

Friends Takeover: Access All Areas

Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

We are thrilled to bring you, for the first time ever, the Te Papa Friends Takeover, in which we the Friends of Te Papa have the whole museum to themselves to stay up late at our place for one night only, along with a host of talks, tours, discounts, live music and chances to contribute to the future of the museum.

Free – $20.00

How to… Conserve the Treaty of Waitangi

Tory Street Labs 169 Tory Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Tour Te Papa's genetics lab, learn about DNA tests that have been done on the Treaty of Waitangi and discover the history of it's conservation.

$25.00 – $30.00

Talk: Museum of the Everyday

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

At this one off event join Christine in discussion with Bronwyn Labrum, Head of New Zealand and Pacific Cultures at Te Papa, to journey through Christine’s collection, take a look at memorabilia from New Zealand’s golden era and explore ideas of collecting and preserving our nation’s history through two very different perspectives...

$22.50 – $30.00

Book Talk: A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects

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

 With his recently published “A History of New Zealand in 100 objects”, Jock Phillips creates powerful stories about exhibits in museums, including 24 objects held by Te Papa.

$25.00 – $35.00

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

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 fourth Back of House tour of Te Papa Cable Street’s facilities

$25.00

TALK: Digby-Woolf Photo Digitisation Project

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

With an estimated quarter of a million negatives, The Spencer Digby - Ronald D. Woolf Collection is a treasure trove of images of faces and moments from Wellington’s past. The collection ranges from the 1930s to the 1980s and includes studio portraits, wedding photographs, and shots from community events like wrestling tournaments and cat shows among many other things.

$25.00 – $30.00

Curator’s Talk: Tiny Statements: Badges at Te Papa

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

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

Behind the Scenes: The conservation of a Regency net gown c1820 in Te Papa’s collection

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

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

Behind the Scenes: Te Papa Cyclone Gabrielle Response

Angus Room, L3 Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for a rare opportunity to hear from Te Papa's National Services Head of Sector Victoria Esson and Head of Maturanga Maori Migoto Eria as they give us a moving firsthand account of Te Papa's response to taonga recovery in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Te Papa's National Services Te Paerangi offers outreach support to other […]

$25.00