Past Events
15/04/2021
Tour: The National Geohazards Monitoring Centre
Category: Geology, Natural Environment, Science, Tour
A special Members Only tour of the NGMC which opened in 2018, and which builds on the service delivered by GNS Science and GeoNet for the last 17 years.
09/04/2021
Talk: Greek Easter
The Friends of Te Papa and Hellenic New Zealand Congress (HNZC) are delighted to share Greek Easter with you in an intimate look at how Hellenic communities celebrate Easter. While it is similar to Western Easter, there are some major differences including no chocolate Easter eggs!
08/04/2021
Tour: Te Papa Archives (ii)
Category: Art, Te Papa collections
Jennifer Twist (Te Papa Archivist) will lead us on our second back of house tour through the museum’s archives and share some highlights from Charles Darwin, Hector’s letter books, botanist Nancy Adams’ watercolours of beautiful plant specimens and much more.
08/04/2021
Tour: Te Papa Archives (i)
Category: Te Papa collections, Tour
Have you ever wondered what treasures lie within the Museum’s archives? Go behind the scenes with Jennifer Twist (Archivist) and see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s Archives Collection.
31/03/2021
Visit: Bartley & Company Art
Category: Art, Beyond Te Papa, Textiles, Tour
Join our forthcoming gallery visit is to Bartley & Company’s recently opened new space at Garret Street, for a viewing of ‘zoomer’ showcasing works by Miranda Parkes and ‘Flowers of Niue’ solo exhibition by multi-disciplinary artist Cora-Allan Wickliffe.
28/03/2021
Visit: The Gita Mandir Hindu Temple
Category: Beyond Te Papa, Faith, Friends of Te Papa, Talk
The first in a series allowing Members a superb opportunity to learn more of the many faiths held by Wellingtonians, wherein each visit will include a short introduction to the key tenets of each faith.
18/03/2021
Talk: Why Te Papa? Ken Gorbey explains
Category: Beyond Te Papa, History, Talk
Ken Gorbey discusses why Te Papa draws such international attention and regard.
14/03/2021
Hidden Treasures
17/02/2021
Gallery Visit: Alfred Memelink Artspace
Category: Art, Beyond Te Papa, Tour
Join us for our first local art tour of 2021 – the Friends have arranged a visit to the Alfred Memelink Artspace Gallery on the Esplanade at Petone to view an exhibition of Ronda Thompson’s paintings.
11/02/2021
WOW Up Close – Tour (vi)
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