Past Events
27/10/2021
Wednesday Walk III – Just Beyond Te Papa
Category: Art, Beyond Te Papa, History, Sculpture
In response to demand, here’s your third and final opportunity to join us on our Wednesday Walk along the Wellington Waterfront
21/10/2021
Gallery Visit: Toi Koru at Pātaka
Category: Art, Curator Talks, Talk
Reuben Friend, Director of Pātaka Art + Museum, and curator of SANDY ADSETT: TOI KORU, will lead a tour of this major survey exhibition specifically for the Friends of Te Papa.
20/10/2021
Talk: 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
13/10/2021
Wednesday Walk II – Just Beyond Te Papa
Category: Art, Beyond Te Papa
In response to demand, come along and join us for our second walking Wednesday. Small group guided tour with social distancing in place, visual delights and associated history and details.
07/10/2021
‘Feathermania: Fashion to die for’ Floortalk
Category: Curator Talks, History
Join Senior Curator Claire Regnault in Feathermania for a lively floor talk on the fashion for feathers in the 19th century, including stories of New Zealand’s bird hunters, ‘feather furriers’
06/10/2021
Floortalk: ‘Surrealist Art’
Category: Art, Curator Talks
Join Lizzie Bisley for a floortalk in ‘Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’. Lizzie co-curated the exhibition and will provide unique insights into the artwork on display, with a particular focus on the role of Women Surrealists.
29/09/2021
The Friends of Te Papa AGM
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.
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.
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