6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Talk: Museum of the Everyday Friday 31 January 2020, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Talk: Museum of the Everyday At this one off event join Christine in discussion with Bronwyn Labrum, Head of New Zealand and Pacific Cultures at Te Papa, to journey through Christine’s collection, take a look at memorabilia from New Zealand’s golden era and explore ideas of collecting and preserving our nation’s history through two very different perspectives... $22.50 – $30.00
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wonderland Wednesdays: A History of Animation Wednesday 5 February 2020, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wonderland Wednesdays: A History of Animation Mariya Kalachova, Lead Animator at Weta, will take us through how animators have attempted to share the magic of Alice's story on the big screen throughout the ages. Why is this story, written in 1865, an undoubtedly bizarre and complicated tale, so extremely popular to adapt to film? $35.00 – $50.00
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wonderland Wednesdays: Language & Ideas Wednesday 12 February 2020, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wonderland Wednesdays: Language & Ideas Join translator and academic Tom Roa to delve into the topic of translators as co-authors with original storytellers. Tom translated Alice's Adventures in Wonderland into Te Reo and faced some interesting challenges in the process. $26.25 – $37.50
8:30 am - 5:30 pm Tour: Day at Foxton Sunday 16 February 2020, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Tour: Day at Foxton Join us for a special Friends tour to historic Foxton in the Horowhenua. We will travel from Wellington to visit the town’s exciting new museum and cultural complex, Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to telling the story of Foxton and its people. $50.00 – $95.00