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Memorial tribute for Jonathan Mane-Wheoki

Te Papa is preparing to pay tribute to our colleague, friend and mentor Professor Jonathan Mane-Wheoki (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kurī, Te Aupōuri, Pākehā).

Talk: Design secrets revealed – our money

Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington

Dr Mark Stocker presents an illustrated talk based upon his article published in Majesty magazine. Sixty years ago Prince Philip was a progressive royal who exerted a profound influence on what British currency looks like, largely because he cared about good design.

$25.00 – $30.00

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

Talk: From Rural to Urban: How Indian Textile Artists Adapted During Covid-19

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

With post-covid borders now open again and tourists returning, Joji and Shani have picked up the metaphorical threads of their connections in India and will talk to us about the impact of the pandemic on the handcrafted textile industry in India, how it has recovered and what changes the pandemic has led to.

$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

Curator’s Talk: TATAU: Sāmoan tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture

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

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