Thursday 13 February 2014, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Back-of-House Botany Tour (i) See plant specimens collected during Cook’s first voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures from Te Papa’s Botany Collection with curator Leon Perrie. $10
Thursday 13 February 2014, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Back-of-House Botany Tour (iii) See plant specimens collected during Cook’s first voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures from Te Papa’s Botany Collection with curator Leon Perrie. $10.00
Thursday 13 February 2014, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Back-of-House Botany Tour (ii) See plant specimens collected during Cook’s first voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures from Te Papa’s Botany Collection with curator Leon Perrie. $10.00
Tuesday 25 February 2014, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Conservation at Te Papa Delve into the fascinating world of Te Papa’s Conservation Team as they prepare collections for exhibitions, lending, and touring. $20.00
Wednesday 5 March 2014, 9:45 am - 4:00 pm Mahara Gallery, Waikanae (i) A free bus tour to the Frances Hodgkins in Kapiti exhibition at the Mahara Gallery in Waikanae. Free - Numbers are limited, bookings essential
Thursday 6 March 2014, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Nigel Brown: Artist Talk Friends of Te Papa members are invited to a talk by artist Nigel Brown and an exclusive viewing of his exhibition Waterfall at Wellington’s Solander gallery. $15.00
Thursday 13 March 2014, 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Back of House tour (i) : Le Ministère de la Marine See the print that inspired the play! Go back of house with Rebecca Rice Curator Historical NZ Art and David Maskill Senior Lecturer in art history to talk about the artist Charles Meryon. Koha
Thursday 13 March 2014, 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm Back of House tour (ii) : Le Ministère de la Marine See the print that inspired the play! Go back of house with Rebecca Rice Curator Historical NZ Art and David Maskill Senior Lecturer in art history to talk about the artist Charles Meryon Koha
Friday 21 March 2014, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm China exhibitions: Friends’ Preview Two exhibitions from the National Museum of China. See them first, see them free before they open to the public on Saturday 22 March 2014. Free to attend - show your membership card for admission.
Tuesday 25 March 2014, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm From Aliens to Emperors What is it like being a member of Te Papa’s writing team responsible for all text output, be it exhibition related, brochures, catalogues, direction signs etc? $15.00 – $20.00