Past Events
15/09/2021
Back of House Tour: The Ceramics Collection II
Category: Curator Talks
Behind the Scenes in the Ceramics storage collections to view objects representing changing ideas of craft and design.
15/09/2021
Back of House Tour: The Ceramics Collection
Category: Curator Talks
Join our behind the scenes into the collection store to show you objects representing changing ideas of craft and design through ceramics.
26/08/2021
Curating Surrealist Art
Category: Art, Curator Talks
Step behind the scenes with this talk from Te Papa’s Curator of Modern Art Lizzie Bisley. In this talk she will delve into the process of creating a major art exhibition – revealing how the exhibition narrative was formed
15/08/2021
Talk: Design secrets revealed – our money
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.
12/08/2021
Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens II
Category: Botany, Curator Talks, Natural Environment
In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants. We’ll also cover tips for spotting them
12/08/2021
Talk: Mosses, liverworts, and lichens
Category: Botany, Curator Talks, Natural Environment
In this talk Leon Perrie, Curator Botany, will introduce these three groups, and outline how they differ from each other and other plants. We’ll also cover tips for spotting them
25/07/2021
Talk: Lord Rutherford, Russian Physics and the Human Element
Category: Beyond Te Papa, History, Science, Talk
Lord Rutherford is almost a household name in New Zealand. This talk will present one of the world’s greatest scientists and most outstanding New Zealanders, “the founder of nuclear physics”, through Russian eyes.
18/07/2021
Day trip: Dutch and local heritage in Foxton
Category: Beyond Te Papa, Tour, Travel
Don’t miss your chance to have a hassle free day out with your friends, and beat those mid-winter blues! We know that you love a jaunt out of town so join us when we visit art from Te Papa at Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom
15/07/2021
Workshop: Augmented Reality Sandbox
Category: Beyond Te Papa, Geology, Natural Environment, Science, Workshop
Get hands on to make mountains, rain, lakes, lahars, tsunami – like sandcastles but better!
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