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Members Preview: Toi Art Level 5 Reopening

Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for a special members-only preview of one last gallery in the Toi Art suite before it opens to the public. The gallery is hung with highlight works from the modern and contemporary collections. Through painting, sculpture and dance, seven artists explore the possibilities of abstraction and gesture.

Free

Slow Looking: Toi Art

Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Excited by the new Toi Art galleries at Te Papa? Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and […]

$20.00 – $30.00

A Damaged Earth but Not a Broken One: A Case for ‘Urgent Optimism’

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Dr Dave Lowe as he discusses the latest climate science and its implications, as well as the impact of new technology and his thoughts on ‘urgent optimism’ – including […]

$25.00 – $30.00

Reading Group 21 August 2025: Marsden Books

Reading Room, Mezzanine, L4, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 21 August: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […]

2025 Chatham Islands Excursions

Since 2002 these excursions to the Chatham Islands has been offered to, and enjoyed by, many Friends of Te Papa. Touring with Hamish and Chris is a rare opportunity to visit the Chathams in a safe and convivial context. The plan is to visit Chatham and Pitt Island, sea and air conditions permitting.

Te Papa’s Kiwi Collection – Recent Research and Findings

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Despite being a reclusive and rarely seen species, kiwi are an important part of our national identity as New Zealanders. There is a long history of kiwi research at Te […]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $30.00 60 tickets left

Local Gallery Visit: Washday at the Pa, A Survey – Ans Westra

Courtenay Creative 49 Courtenay Place, Wellington, Te Aro, New Zealand

{Suite} and the Ans Westra Estate are pleased to present, for the first time ever, the entire series of photos made by Ans Westra in Ruatoria in 1963 for Washday […]

Get Tickets $20.00 – $25.00 70 tickets left

Heritage Chapels: Catholic & Anglican from Island Bay to Johnsonville

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Chair of Historic Places Felicity Wong as she takes us through the cultural history and heritage of various Wellington church and spiritual buildings from Island Bay to Jonsonville. Come […]

Get Tickets $25.00 – $30.00 51 tickets left

A Wairarapa Weekender

27-28 September 2025 This tour offers visits to Wairarapa gardens at historic homesteads that aren’t usually open to visit as individuals, plus we check out Greytown and Featherston townships with their eclectic shops and historical buildings and have dinner in Masterton with an interesting guest speaker.