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Taonga Māori tour (ii)

This tour will take you behind the scenes to visit two collection areas; one housing weaponry, food implements and carving, including pounamu; and the textiles collection which holds the largest kakahu (cloaks) collection in the world.

$25.00

NZ Impressionists and an Italian masterpiece

Join us on the bus to Expressions for tours of a 'salon' hang of the entire Pumpkin Cottage collection, and "The Secrets of Mona Lisa", an exhibition that combines art, history and science to shed light on a very old painting.

$35.00 – $45.00

Tudor and Jacobean portraits

This lecture is a feast for the eyes! It describes the oil painting materials and techniques of the portrait painters of the Tudor and Jacobean courts in 16th and early 17th century England. Presented by Sarah Cove, one of Britain’s foremost Technical Art Historians and consultant to international museums, salerooms and collectors.

Free – $20.00

Modernist murals of E Mervyn Taylor

Author Bronwyn Holloway-Smith will take us on a detective hunt to find some of this country's most important and beautiful murals.

$15.00 – $25.00

Ancient Egypt tour launch

Does a special tour to Egypt, exclusive for Friends of Te Papa sound interesting? On the tour you will hear from experts, tours and lectures, enjoy exclusive access, travel in a small group, and benefit from years of experience from a specialist tour operator – worth finding out more? ...

Free

The Great War Exhibition

A wide and chronological look at the Great War – at all forces and countries involved. The artefacts, ranging from a full-size tank to tiny figurines engaged in trench warfare, depict the trials and horrors of war...

$12.00 – $40.00

Studio Tour – Jack Trolove

Join us and meet artist Jack Trolove for a visit to his studio. Since gaining an MFA with distinction from Massey University, Jack has been a finalist in the 2016 and 2017 Wallace Art Awards, winner of the People’s Choice Award, and twice short-listed for London’s BP Portrait Award.

$15.00 – $20.00

Everyday te reo

Te Papa. Meet at the Information Desk on Level 2 55 Cable Street, Wellington

Come and enjoy this wonderful opportunity to become more familiar with the pronunciation of Maori and an understanding of Maori protocols. 

$40.00

Melvin Day’s Stabat Mater suite of paintings

The 13th century poem Stabat Mater Dolorosa has been an important source of inspiration for many artists and musicians for over 700 years.  Art Curator Mark Hutchins will talk about the artist, the works, and the inspiration...

$15.00

Judy Turner – textile collector

Te Papa recently acquired a selection of items from Judy Turner’s extensive collection of textiles, which are predominantly from the far East, Asia and West Africa. In conversation with Claire Regnault, Judy will introduce these pieces giving the background stories which represent so intimately other people’s lives.

$15.00 – $20.00