Friday 23 October 2015, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Séraphine Pick talks about White Noise Meet Séraphine Pick and hear her talk about 'White Noise', a major exhibition of her new and recent work currently on show at the Dowse. $15
Tuesday 27 October 2015, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm The enterprising Mr Baillie Hear how John Baillie, an often overlooked New Zealand artist, played a crucial role in the establishment of the National Art Collection in the early 1900s. $15 – $20
Friday 6 November 2015, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm First look: Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa Celebrate the opening with a Friends’ viewing and a tour of two of the many highlights in this new season of art.
Thursday 12 November 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm New Zealand Photography Collected Athol McCredie will talk about some of his favourite ‘picks’ and why they were selected for this exhibition of over 300 rare and fascinating photographs ... $10.00 – $39
Wednesday 18 November 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Etching Revival, 1850 – 1930 The Etching Revival, the period between 1850 and 1930 was a time when printmakers produced finely crafted prints for an eager market ... $25. – $39
Thursday 19 November 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Strutt’s colonial masterpiece Rebecca Rice, Curator Historical New Zealand Art, discusses the rare and historically significant painting which was recently acquired by Te Papa.
Thursday 19 November 2015, 6:30 pm “Face to Face” Conversations This public lecture explores the place of conversations between Maori and non-Maori in the second half of the 19th century, challenging the bicultural school of history ...
Monday 30 November 2015, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Old Masters at Christmas While you are enjoying a glass of bubbly, Mark Stocker wearing his art historian’s hat, and Pat Brownsey wearing his philatelic equivalent, will take you on a sleigh-ride through twenty plus years of New Zealand Christmas stamps. $35.00 – $40.00
Wednesday 9 December 2015, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Christmas shopping night Bring along a friend and while you shop, enjoy live music, some enticing nibbles and a glass of sparkling wine or juice
Friday 11 December 2015, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friends’ Preview See it first, see it free! Be the first to see this new exhibition, exclusive to Te Papa this summer.