12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Curator Talk: Co-Curating the Pacific Tuesday 29 January 2019, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Curator Talk: Co-Curating the Pacific At this session we'll hear from 2 of Te Papa's curators about new collaborative methods of acquiring items for the national collection and curating communities histories. Sean Mallon will give us an overview on a few projects the Pacific Cultures team have been undertaking and Claire Regnault will take us on a deep dive into collecting aloha shirts from Hawai'i. $10.00 – $15.00
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 101: Chinese New Year Tuesday 5 February 2019, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 101: Chinese New Year Many of us enjoy the food, lanterns and entertainment that accompany Chinese New Year, but have you ever wondered where the celebrations originated? How the culture around it developed? what the art used for it is based on? Our guest speakers will explore these questions in an open and fun setting. $15.00 – $20.00
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Everyday Te Reo Tuesday 12 February 2019, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Everyday Te Reo In 2018 we ran a few successful te reo classes, so for 2019 and to align further with Te Papa's bicultural mandate we are now offering te reo classes for free! This series is the first of the year and is open to Friends members who have not previously attended sessions. Free
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Valentine’s Day Paint + Wine Night Thursday 14 February 2019, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Valentine’s Day Paint + Wine Night We're collaborating with Paintvine to bring you an art workshop like no other. Get exclusive access to Toi Art, create an art work to take home, privately view a collection item and enjoy drinks and canapés. The perfect alternative Valentine's day event. $60.00 – $150.00
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Curator Talk: Materialising History Thursday 21 February 2019, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Curator Talk: Materialising History The History team receives offers of donations on a weekly basis for the collection. They regularly scour auctions catalogues and work with a network of contacts to develop Te Papa’s history collections $10.00 – $15.00
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Beyond Te Papa: Mirrors and Torrents, Water in Historic Gardens Sunday 24 February 2019, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Beyond Te Papa: Mirrors and Torrents, Water in Historic Gardens In association with The Arts Society of Wellington we bring you the first of our 2 collaborations of 2019 looking at historic gardens from around Europe. Water features have been a key ingredient of garden layouts since the earliest records. Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli features two canals of immense size, bristling with symbolism in addition to their visual impact. $15.00 – $25.00
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Local Art Tour – Studio of Elizabeth Thomson Tuesday 26 February 2019, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Local Art Tour – Studio of Elizabeth Thomson Elizabeth Thomson is one of New Zealand’s leading artists, and has for three decades produced works of technical virtuosity that consider interplay between art and forms of natural science. Elizabeth is a self-proclaimed interdisciplinary and conceptual artist and works with a range of sculpture, painting and photography. $20.00 – $25.00
2019-02-28 Historic Whanganui Tour Historic Whanganui Tour Thursday 28 February 2019, 9:00 am - Sunday 3 March 2019, 5:00 pm Historic Whanganui Tour Highlights will include exclusive tours of some of the town’s beautifully restored heritage buildings, including private homes and the recently restored St Paul’s Memorial Church at Putiki, near Whanganui, and behind-the-scenes tours of selected art galleries and museums with specialist local guides and experts.
Sunday 24 February 2019, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Beyond Te Papa: Mirrors and Torrents, Water in Historic Gardens