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12/06/2022

Talk: ‘Ut pictura musica’: Pop Songs and Art ‘Cancelled’

Date:	Sunday 12 June, 4pm - 5:30 pm
Venue:	Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa
Address:	55 Cable Street, Wellington Wellington, 6011 New Zealand
Cost:	$25.00 – $30.00 Member, Non-member & Student. Incl. talk, a glass of wine and free parking

A special Sunday afternoon lecture from Dr Mark Stocker that examines the interplay of historical art and pop music

Members’ Preview: Robin White

Date:	Friday 3 June, 12pm - 2pm
Venue:	Toi Art, Level 4, Te Papa
Address:	Te Papa, 55 Cable Street Wellington, 6011 New Zealand

Category:

Art, Curator Talks, Exhibition Preview

Come along anytime between 12noon and 2pm and enjoy your members’ preview of ‘Robin White: Something’s Happening Here’ before it opens to the public on Saturday 04 June.

Talk: Shaping Modernism at Te Papa

Date:	Thursday 26 May, 5:30 pm - 7pm
Venue:	Icon, Level 2, Te Papa
Address:	Cable Street, Wellington
Cost:	$25.00 – $30.00 Member, Student & Non-member. Inc. light refreshments and free parking.

Category:

Art, Curator Talks, Design, Talk

How did the collections arrive at Te Papa and how do curators work to interpret them? Justine Olsen looks at recent work on this subject that brings together international and New Zealand collections.

Cancelled: Journey to Kilbirnie

Date:	Wednesday 18 May, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Venue:	Toi Poneke
Address:	61/69 Abel Smith Street Wellington, New Zealand
Cost:	$20.00 Member, Non-Member. Incl. talk

Rosa and Oliver will speak to us in their exhibition at Toi Pōneke which brings together a selection of abstract and figurative paintings which arose from sketch booking,

Talk: Gentlemen Art Thieves and their Art

Date:	Tuesday 17 May, 5:30 pm - 7pm
Venue:	Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa
Address:	55 Cable Street, Wellington Wellington, 6011 New Zealand
Cost:	$25.00 – $30.00 Incl. talk, a glass of wine and free parking

If such a mythical master thief did exist, which of the world’s greatest stolen (and still missing) artworks might be languishing in his hidden art collection?

Gallery Visit: Jeffrey Harris and Ans Westra at {Suite}

Date:	Thursday 28 April, 4:30 pm - 6pm
Venue:	Suite Gallery
Address:	243 Cuba Street Wellington, 6011 New Zealand
Cost:	$25.00 Members & Non-Member. Numbers limited. (Inc. talk and a glass of wine)

We invite you to join us at {Suite} Gallery to hear David speak about artist Jeffrey Harris, and explore the Ans Westra works

Gallery Visit: Webb’s Auction House

Date:	Wednesday 13 April, 4pm - 5:30 pm
Venue:	Webb’s Auction House
Address:	23 Marion Street Wellington, New Zealand
Cost:	$25.00 – $30.00 Member and Non-member. Incl. talk, and a glass of wine.

Tour the recently opened premises under the guidance of art historian and educator David Maskill and former gallerist Carey Young, with a talk by Robert Leonard, Contemporary-Art Writer and Curator.

Talk: A Painter’s Journey

Date:	Friday 8 April, 4pm - 5:30 pm
Venue:	Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa
Address:	55 Cable Street, Wellington Wellington, 6011 New Zealand
Cost:	$25.00 – $35.00 Member & Non-member. Inc. light refreshments and free parking.

Join Prue Donald and Lizzie Bisley as they discuss the creation of A Painter’s Journey – the film that welcomes visitors to the exhibition ‘Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa’.

Event Cancelled: ‘Pages of Mercury’ curator talk

Date:	Wednesday 23 March, 2:30 pm - 4pm
Venue:	City Gallery Wellington
Address:	Te Ngākau Civic Square Wellington, New Zealand
Cost:	$20.00 – $25.00 Member & Non-member. Inc. admission and talk.

The Moon sketches are little known. They sit outside the conventional understandings of Angus’s work, which largely centres around her contribution to landscape and portraiture.

Talk: Wellington’s Motor Town

Date:	Wednesday 16 March, 5:30 pm - 7pm
Venue:	Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa
Address:	55 Cable Street, Wellington Wellington, 6011 New Zealand
Cost:	$25.00 – $30.00

Join us for some city flashback where, in the 1920s, the site where Te Papa stands was the centre of a fast expanding motor industry. The talk will include photographs from the era and features to watch for when next you walk near Te Papa.

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Past Events

12/06/2022

Talk: ‘Ut pictura musica’: Pop Songs and Art ‘Cancelled’

Category:

Lecture, Music

03/06/2022

Members’ Preview: Robin White

Category:

Art, Curator Talks, Exhibition Preview

26/05/2022

Talk: Shaping Modernism at Te Papa

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Art, Curator Talks, Design, Talk

18/05/2022

Cancelled: Journey to Kilbirnie

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Art, Beyond Te Papa, Tour

17/05/2022

Talk: Gentlemen Art Thieves and their Art

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Art, History

28/04/2022

Gallery Visit: Jeffrey Harris and Ans Westra at {Suite}

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Art, Beyond Te Papa, Talk

13/04/2022

Gallery Visit: Webb’s Auction House

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08/04/2022

Talk: A Painter’s Journey

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Art, Design, Talk

23/03/2022

Event Cancelled: ‘Pages of Mercury’ curator talk

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16/03/2022

Talk: Wellington’s Motor Town

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