Thursday 21 October 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Gallery Visit: Toi Koru at Pātaka Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua Cnr Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua Reuben Friend, Director of Pātaka Art + Museum, and curator of SANDY ADSETT: TOI KORU, will lead a tour of this major survey exhibition specifically for the Friends of Te Papa. $20.00
Friday 29 October 2021, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Gallery Visit: Guided tour, City Gallery Wellington City Gallery Wellington Te Ngākau Civic Square, Wellington Join us for in depth explorations into 'Brett Graham: Tai Moana Tai Tangata' and 'Judy Millar: Action Movie!' $20.00
Saturday 20 November 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Indian Textiles Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington A multi-media presentation followed by a trunk sale of personally handpicked exquisite textiles from different parts of India. $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 16 March 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Wellington’s Motor Town Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington Join us for some city flashback where, in the 1920s, the site where Te Papa stands was the centre of a fast expanding motor industry. The talk will include photographs from the era and features to watch for when next you walk near Te Papa. $25.00 – $30.00
Friday 8 April 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Talk: A Painter’s Journey Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington Join Prue Donald and Lizzie Bisley as they discuss the creation of A Painter’s Journey – the film that welcomes visitors to the exhibition 'Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa'. $25.00 – $35.00
Thursday 28 April 2022, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Gallery Visit: Jeffrey Harris and Ans Westra at {Suite} Suite Gallery 243 Cuba Street, Wellington We invite you to join us at {Suite} Gallery to hear David speak about artist Jeffrey Harris, and explore the Ans Westra works $25.00
Thursday 26 May 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Shaping Modernism at Te Papa Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington How did the collections arrive at Te Papa and how do curators work to interpret them? Justine Olsen looks at recent work on this subject that brings together international and New Zealand collections. $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 13 July 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Cancelled: Artist Talk and Tour: Jaimee Peters Suite Gallery 243 Cuba Street, Wellington This event is a special presentation by the artist to the Friends of Te Papa just before the official opening of the exhibition to the public. You will have the opportunity to meet Jaimee Peters and learn more about her work $25.00 – $35.00
Thursday 25 August 2022, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Postponed : David Cook on community, ecology and space. Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington Most of David's documentary projects deal with communities in transition, contested space, community and ecology. $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 16 March, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Fifty Shades of Spider Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington With over 50000 species (and counting!) of spider known so far, it’s not surprising that their mating and courtship is often entertaining and sometimes mildly disturbing! $20.00 – $30.00