Wednesday 3 August 2022, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Curator’s Pick – Molluscs, Birds, Fish and Insects Te Papa Tory Street 169 Tory Street, Wellington Find out what excites three scientists in this 'curator’s pick' session at Tory Street $25.00
Friday 5 August 2022, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Carry Me – 100 Years Of Handbags Whirinaki Whare Taonga 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt 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. $20.00
Friday 5 August 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Reflections on Repatriation Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Dr Amber Aranui will take a deep dive into our past to explore our repatriation history here and further afield, as well as the developments presently taking place with our own backyard $20.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 10 August 2022, 10:30 am - 11:30 am A Fluid Art: Watercolours 1778-1900 Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 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. $20.00
Friday 19 August 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Our young people will learn our history Te Marae Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand The introduction of the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum for students in Years 1-10 is a significant change for the New Zealand Curriculum which had previously largely avoided compulsory subjects or content. $25.00 – $30.00
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, New Zealand Most of David's documentary projects deal with communities in transition, contested space, community and ecology. $25.00 – $30.00
Sunday 18 September 2022, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Curators’ talk: Robin White Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 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 $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 22 September 2022, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Visit: The Sustainability Trust The Sustainability Trust, 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 'Sustainability is more than a part of our name, it’s our way of being. Learn how we put sustainability in Sustainability Trust.' $20.00
Monday 26 September 2022, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Co-governance or shared authority? Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand After 40 years of research and writing, this presentation gives Dame Claudia Orange a chance to reflect and comment $25.00 – $30.00
Thursday 29 September 2022, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Talk: Original Fine Art Prints Korero, Level 3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand Join us for our first talk in our 'Art on Thursday' series. What is an original fine art print? In this interactive session with Art Historian David Maskill, you will be introduced to the various techniques of original fine art printmaking by examining a range of works dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries. $25.00