Coming Events
08/07/2022
Reflections on Repatriation
13/07/2022
Artist Talk and Tour: Jaimee Peters
Category: Art, Beyond Te Papa, Talk
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
25/07/2022
Circa Theatre Historical Tour
Category: Back of House tour, Beyond Te Papa
Join us on a unique guided tour of Circa Theatre, including rarely seen backstage areas.
25/07/2022
Circa Theatre Historical Tour II
Category: Back of House tour, Beyond Te Papa, Highlights, History
Spend the afternoon with us and join our final exclusive members tours of CIRCA THEATRE. A circa councillor will guide you and provide a historical insights on the tour.
29/07/2022
City Gallery: Guided Tour of Matarau
Category: Art, Beyond Te Papa
The work of the artists in ‘Matarau’ draw from a strong sense of who and where they are as a compass for their own practice
05/08/2022
Carry Me – 100 Years Of Handbags
Category: Beyond Te Papa, Curator Talks, Fashion
Join us for an exclusive Friends of Te Papa tour of an exquisite exhibition showcasing the history of handbags over the last 100 years, led by it’s curator.
10/08/2022
A Fluid Art: Watercolours 1778-1900
Category: Art, Curator Talks
Join Annika Sippel, curator of ‘A Fluid Art: Watercolours 1778-1900’, for a floor talk on a forgotten private collector, the history of British watercolours, and their place in New Zealand’s art collections.
25/08/2022
Talk: Human Geography -The photo essays of David Cook.
Most of David’s documentary projects deal with communities in transition, contested space, community and ecology.
18/09/2022
Curators’ talk: Robin White
Category: Art, Curator Talks
Come and join Dr Sarah Farrar and Dr Nina Tonga who will talk through the curation of Dame Robin White’s retrospective exhibition Something is happening here. Sarah and Nina will give insights into
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