Monday 20 February 2023, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Talk: Margaret Butler, Sculptor Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Join us for an illustrated lecture by Dr Mark Stocker as he reveals the story of sculptor Margaret Butler (1883–1947). Margaret Butler occupies a unique place in the art history of her native Aotearoa New Zealand. $25.00 – $30.00
Friday 3 March 2023, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Guided Tour: The Hidden Corners of the Museum (iii) Korero, Level 3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand In response to demand – we are thrilled to offer you another opportunity to join us for a third Back of House tour of Te Papa Cable Street’s facilities with Head of Property, Facilities & Security, Pete Cunninghame. $25.00
Thursday 9 March 2023, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm High Tea: Celebrating Katherine Mansfield Icon, Level 2, Te Papa Cable Street, Wellington In 1940 the National Art Gallery acquired a striking portrait of Katherine Mansfield, by the American artist Anne Estelle Rice. It is a bold, modern painting, full of colour and pattern, and alive with the rhythm of early 20th-century modernism. $65.00 – $80.00
Thursday 16 March 2023, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Talk: Fifty Shades of Spider Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand With over 50000 species (and counting!) of spider known so far, it’s not surprising that their mating and courtship is often entertaining and sometimes mildly disturbing! $20.00 – $30.00
Sunday 26 March 2023, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Talk: The BBC Antiques Roadshow Soundings Theatre, Level 2 Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand Marc Allum shares his personal insight and experience of Antiques Roadshow and it's many great discoveries, drawing upon his knowledge of the world of art and antiques. $20.00 – $25.00
Thursday 30 March 2023, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Talk: What Isabella wanted: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Boston’s Gilded Age Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand ***SOLD OUT*** Hear about the self-assembled collection of art and objects created by Isabella Stewart Gardner, from her first purchase of Johannes Vermeer's The Concert. $25.00 – $30.00
Monday 17 April 2023, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Book Talk: A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand With his recently published “A History of New Zealand in 100 objects”, Jock Phillips creates powerful stories about exhibits in museums, including 24 objects held by Te Papa. $25.00 – $35.00
Wednesday 19 April 2023, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Bush City: The big stories of New Zealand’s plants Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington ***SOLD OUT*** Join Curator of Botany Leon Perrie to explore the plants of Te Papa’s Bush City. We’ll discuss the distinctive features of New Zealand’s flora: high rates of species endemism; unusually common gender separation $25.00
Thursday 27 April 2023, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Original Fine Art Prints: Part Two Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand In part two, David focuses on later printmaking techniques - aquatint, mezzotint, wood engraving and linocut illustrated with a selection of works from his collection. $25.00
Wednesday 3 May 2023, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Visit: Enduring friendships: A Hei Tiki Talk Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua Cnr Norrie and Parumoana Streets, Porirua, New Zealand Join Dougal Austin (Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu, Waitaha) Kura Pounamu Senior Curator Mātauranga Māori from Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand in a korero and kapu tī. You will learn about the various forms and features of our most ubiquitous taonga Free