Victoria University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning will be hosting a lecture series in November, Beyond the Garden: A Botanical Science Perspective. This is a 4 session course including a final outdoor lab session at Wellington’s Botanical Gardens. We’ve teamed up with botanical commentator Reg Harris to bring one of the sessions especially to the Friends in Te […]
Read more |September 28, 2018
Longer lives bring opportunities to prolong careers, participate in new activities, explore interests and contribute to society. Lena Gan, a PhD. Student at the University of Melbourne, is undertaking research to better understand the potential of this link and is seeking Friends of Te Papa members aged between 45 – 95 years to participate.
Read more |September 24, 2018
Join art historian and former Victoria University lecturer Phyllis Mossman on a Renaissance art and architecture tour to Italy in 2019.
Read more |September 24, 2018
Te Papa geologist Hamish Campbell is expanding his annual trips to embrace not only Eastern Zealandia (Chatham Islands) but Northern Zealandia (New Caledonia). In July 2019 Hamish will lead a New Caledonia geology adventure. Limited to 15 participants, this small geological sampling party promises to be a unique experience.
Read more |September 10, 2018
Encounters is not a direct translation as the Māori title carries meanings of multiple perspectives. Portraits inevitably involve an encounter: between the sitter, the artist and the viewer. The archived labels from previous exhibitions in Te Papa illustrate how our perceptions and understandings of these encounters have changed over time.
Read more |September 10, 2018
Circa Theatre offers Friends of Te Papa a discount to Modern Girls in Bed an irreverent comedy about sisters, strength, and what happens when two young women come face-to-face with five trailblazing wāhine from Aotearoa’s history.
Read more |August 28, 2018
We are looking for some experienced writers/journalists to volunteer in helping us write short web stories about The Friends of Te Papa events.
Read more |August 15, 2018
Curator Claire Regnault kindly took us into the textiles store to give us a sneak peek at some of the items Dr Peter McNeil may reference during the second upcoming talk in our fashion series. We were greeted with stunning colours, embroidery and silks in what is truly a wonderful collection here at Te Papa. […]
Read more |August 6, 2018
Exclusive highlights include seamless travel in Egypt, being met inside immigration for fast tracking visa applications, a special welcome cocktail party ‘in the shadow of the pyramids’, and admission to additional sites that require a special licence to enter. ..
Read more |July 20, 2018
On 5 June 170 Friends of Te Papa had a most enjoyable evening catching up with old friends and remembering highlights from our first 20 years as we gathered to farewell long-serving Friends’ Manager, Elizabeth Ridder. As images showing moments from 20 years of the Friends played on a large screen, guests listened to warm […]
Read more |June 11, 2018
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