Aratoi, Wairarapa Museum of Art and History

THIS TOUR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

The first tour to Aratoi was fully booked, so to meet demand, we are offering a second chance.
You will travel by bus to Masterton, where, at Aratoi, Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, curator Haami Te Whaiti will lead a tour of Wairarapa Whakaputa Mohio – a fascinating introduction to the region’s rich history.

Free: Numbers limited, so bookings essential

Friends free look – Aztecs: Conquest and glory

Te Papa's current major exhibition, is the extraordinary Aztecs: Conquest and glory.

As a member of the Friends, you are entitled to free entry to the exhibition, all day on Saturday 5th October.

The Aztecs' story is fascinating, dramatic, and ultimately tragic. Aztecs: Conquest and glory presents hundreds of cultural treasures from

Free to attend with your current membership card

Fashion in Katherine Mansfield’s Wellington

Join curator Claire Regnault for an illustrated talk on fashion in Katherine Mansfield's Wellington, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the writer’s birth.

$15.00 – $20.00

Seabird research live!

In July 2011 New Zealand experienced its largest seabird wreck in history, when hundreds of thousands of Prions died.
Over 800 of the carcasses ended up at Te Papa. Over the past months these carcasses are being examined ...You will have the unique opportunity to view this research at Te Papa, to visit the laboratory in Tory Street, talk to the scientists, see what is happening, and discuss the project

Free, bookings essential

Arts & Crafts in America

American curator Wendy Kaplan presents a lecture on Arts and Crafts – one of the most significant and far-reaching movements in Western design.

$10.00 – $15.00

Katherine Mansfield & the expat experience (i)

Curator Rebecca Rice discusses Anne Estelle Rice’s much-loved portrait of Katherine Mansfield, and works by other artists who, like Mansfield, left New Zealand for Europe.

$5.00

Katherine Mansfield & the expat experience (ii)

Curator Rebecca Rice discusses Anne Estelle Rice’s much-loved portrait of Katherine Mansfield,and works by other artists who, like Mansfield, left New Zealand for Europe.

$5.00

Terry Stringer – exclusive preview

You are invited to join with members of Friends of Pataka to an exclusive preview of Face/Space, an exhibition of bronze sculpture by Terry Stringer.

November Shopping Night

Enjoy a 20% discount, free gift wrapping and a glass of sparkling wine.

Conservation Research and Māori Textiles

Discover new research in the conservation of Te Papa’s Māori textiles with our specialist Rangi Te Kanawa in this exclusive back-of-house event for Friends of Te Papa members.

$10.00