Monday 31 May 2021, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Tour: The Printing Museum and Whirinaki Whare Taonga Te Papa Assemble at the Main Entrance Foyer Despite digital domination, there has been a huge revival of interest in letterpress, particularly in the United States and Britain. Letterpress Museums and Book Arts Centres have sprung up in major cities around the world. Te Ara: Stories of our Streets at Whirinaki Whare Taonga celebrates the significant stories behind the streets of Upper Hutt, and is the city’s first major historical exhibition. $35.00
Wednesday 2 June 2021, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Talk: ‘Dressed’ by Claire Regnault Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington In May Te Papa Press will be launching Dressed: Fashionable dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910 by Claire Regnault, Senior Curator New Zealand History here at Te Papa. Join Claire Regnault for an illustrated talk on the development of the book and more. $25.00 – $30.00
Friday 11 June 2021, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Members’ Preview: Surrealist Art Toi Art, Level 4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand See it first, see it free! Join us at our members preview of Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen before it opens to the general public on Saturday 12 June 2021. Free
Friday 18 June 2021, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Talk: Exploring the deep unknown Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand In the cold, dark, deep ocean around Aotearoa incredibly diverse and unique animals that feed on potent chemicals that flow out of the seafloor have been found, creating life in ways never thought possible. $25.00 – $30.00
Sunday 27 June 2021, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Talk: How did a Prince influence British currency? Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington EVENT POSTPONED due to Wellington being in Level 2 until midnight Sunday 27th. $25.00 – $30.00
Friday 2 July 2021, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Gallery Visit: Candy Coated Curator’s Talk The Dowse Art Museum 45 Laings Road Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand From skull lollipops to disaster-inflected dessert commercials this exhibition features a fascinating pick ‘n mix of artworks $15.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Friends Takeover Night 2021 Te Papa Assemble at the Main Entrance Foyer A night where Friends of Te Papa get the whole museum to themselves. Go behind-the-scenes, hear from our experts, listen to live music, shop, eat and drink, and experience the museum like no-one else. Free – $25.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm Art Tour: Pictures of people and Decorative Arts Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Do we value portraits for who they picture, or because of who painted them? How did collecting occur and why? $20.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Back of House: Preserving the Well Preserved and the Unpreservable Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Discover the technologies used by conservators to care for our precious collections with Textiles Conservator Nirmala Balram and Paintings Conservator Linda Waters. $12.00
Thursday 8 July 2021, 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Tour: Botany Collection Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington Go behind the scenes in the museum to experience Te Papa’s herbarium of botanical treasures up close. It is one of Te Papa’s biggest collections, with some 300,000 lots. We’ll look at the diversity of plants included $12.00