Past Events › Photography
30/09/2020
Talk: The photography of Leslie Adkin
Category: History, Photography
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.
12/11/2015
New Zealand Photography Collected
Category: Photography
Athol McCredie will talk about some of his favourite ‘picks’ and why they were selected for this exhibition of over 300 rare and fascinating photographs …
17/06/2015
Rediscovering photography
Category: Photography
Treasures from the photography collection: new research into historic, and early colour photographs…
14/09/2014
Lissa Mitchell, Athol McCredie and Justine Olsen
Category: Design, Photography
Meet Lissa, Athol and Justine and hear about their interests and current research at Te Papa. Historical photography, documentary photography of the ’60s and ’70s, and modernist interiors are all covered in this absorbing trio of talks. Free parking and a glass of wine.
07/09/2014
Photography, Lindauer, 60’s design & more
Category: Art, History, Photography
We are offering a series of three lectures to meet the art curators and hear about their work and research. Each Curator will speak for about 20 – 30 minutes on their chosen topic, to be followed by questions and an opportunity to discuss further over a glass of wine. Free Parking. Book for all 3 in the series to reserve a place and enjoy a 20% discount. Click here for details and to book…
28/03/2014
The City – Becoming and Decaying
Category: Art, Photography
Join a busload of friends for an excursion to Aratoi’s new exhibition The City – Becoming and Decaying, a major survey of award-winning contemporary German photography.
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