Thursday 25 June 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Annual General Meeting 2015 The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Inc will be held Thursday 25 June at 6pm in Rangimarie 2, Level 3, Te Papa Free to attend. Members only
Friday 3 July 2015, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm A Good Address David Maskill, Senior Lecturer in Art History, Victoria University of Wellington, looks in detail at the tradition of granting lodgings in the Louvre to favoured artists and and focuses on the lodgings of the 18th-century court portrait-painter Louis Tocqué. $20.
Saturday 11 July 2015, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Inside the Old Public Trust building This is a rare chance to go inside the Old Public Trust Building which is currently undergoing a significant seismic upgrade. $12.00
Sunday 12 July 2015, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Inside the Old Public Trust building (ii) This is a rare chance to go inside the Old Public Trust Building which is currently undergoing a significant seismic upgrade. $12.00
Sunday 12 July 2015, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm A Journey through the Imperial Wardrobe During the Qing dynasty the ruling Manchu elite formalised a strict standard of court dress. In this lecture David Rosier tells us how and why, with illustrations from a personal collection of some 700 Imperial-related textiles, insignia of rank and dress accessories. $10.00 – $20.00
Thursday 16 July 2015, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Some Capital Characters Join Curator David Colquhoun in a tour of an exhibition that will ensure you leave knowing a lot more about Wellington’s lively history. $10.00 – $15.00
Sunday 16 August 2015, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm The enigmatic Helen Hitchings Who was this young visionary who brought together the best of art and design in Wellington? $20
Tuesday 18 August 2015, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Karl Maughan’s gardens Hear Karl Maughan talk about his new paintings in an exhibition titled 'Wellington', and find out why he has no immediate plans to abandon his gardens... $10
Tuesday 18 August 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Why breed slowly and live long? Why does the Westland Petrel breed slowly and live long? What secrets are uncovered when you analyse ancient DNA from the museum's collections? How and why did a crab eater seal from Antarctica end up in Island Bay? $15
Sunday 23 August 2015, 4:00 pm - Wednesday 23 September 2015, 5:30 pm Forget-me-nots, spiders and fabulous photography Forget-me-nots: how many New Zealand species are there and how do they relate to each other? The fascination of New Zealand spiders and the challenges of natural history photography... $15