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Holding on to Home

The challenge facing Kate Hunter and Kirstie Ross when researching and writing their book, Holding on to Home, was how to provide a new perspective on the Great War...

$15.00 – $20.00

English Country Houses

This event is fully booked. Anthony Russell, lecturer and researcher, discusses the history, impact, and changing role of Britain’s magnificent stately homes...It illustrates the most magnificent examples in all their grandeur and beauty, while considering...

$20

Textile Store (i)

This event is now fully booked. Join the authors of Holding on to Home and see and hear about some of the objects from Te Papa featured in the book, including the Union Jack flag said to have flown above the NZ HQ on Gallipoli in 1915 – complete with bullet holes. Members only.

$15.00

Textile Store (ii)

This event is now fully booked. Join the authors of Holding on to Home behind the scenes in the textile store...

$10.00

Friends’ Preview: Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa

The new Spring Season 2014 of Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa opens on Friday 22 August. See it first at the Friends’ Preview. There is no need to register to attend. Come anytime between 4pm and 7pm and show your current membership card for admission. Members only.

Free - Please show your current membership card for admission.

The Naturalist

The compelling story of Dr Ernst Dieffenbach, the charismatic and free-spirited German who was appointed as naturalist on the controversial 1839 expedition to New Zealand to buy land from Maori. He had strong views on colonisation which cut across the thinking at the time...

Includes refreshments and free parking

Photography, Lindauer, 60’s design & more

We are offering a series of three lectures to meet the art curators and hear about their work and research. Each Curator will speak for about 20 - 30 minutes on their chosen topic, to be followed by questions and an opportunity to discuss further over a glass of wine. Free Parking. Book for all 3 in the series to reserve a place and enjoy a 20% discount. Click here for details and to book...

Includes free parking and a glass of wine

Sarah Farrar and Mark Stocker

Sarah Farrar: Re-mix Creative Uses of Art Collections ...with a particular focus on architect-curator Lina Bo Bardi, The Van Abbemuseum and New Zealand artist Fiona Connor. Mark Stocker: A Window into the Soul: Neo-romanticism ...an important art and cultural movement in mid-20th century Britain,

Includes free parking and a glass of wine

Lissa Mitchell, Athol McCredie and Justine Olsen

Meet Lissa, Athol and Justine and hear about their interests and current research at Te Papa. Historical photography, documentary photography of the '60s and '70s, and modernist interiors are all covered in this absorbing trio of talks. Free parking and a glass of wine.

Includes free parking and a glass of wine

Rebecca Rice and Megan Tamati-Quennell

Rebecca explores the history behind early Lindauer exhibitions in the 19th century and Megan focuses on modern and contemporary Māori art...

Includes free parking and a glass of wine