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Len Lye, Animation and Surrealism
- Friends of Te Papa
- Join Victoria University Art Historian Raymond Spiteri as he discusses the development of the film practice of Len Lye, and its proximity to surrealism. While surrealism does provide one reference […]
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Textile Conservation: The Restoration of Forest in the Sun
- Friends of Te Papa
- Forest in the sun, by renowned textile artist Joan Calvert, was created specifically for the large Tākaka marble wall of the Beehive. The abstract design evokes the experience of walking […]
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Marc Chagall, Paris and the Russian Avant-Garde
- Friends of Te Papa
- Friends of Te Papa and Te Papa Foundation, in conjunction with Arts Society Wellington, are delighted to offer you this very special opportunity to here from renowned Courtauld Institute of […]
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington
- Wellington City Libraries
- 5:30-6:30pm Thursday 2 May at Te Awe Library Come along to Te Awe Brandon Street Library on Thursday 2 May… Continue reading Art on Conservation talk: Award-winning artist Phillip Waddington →
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Te Awe Library, Brandon Street, Paekākā, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Beehive Art and Objects Tour: The Curator’s Perspective (iii)
- Friends of Te Papa
- Join us for this unique 2-hour exploration of the iconic parliamentary buildings, focusing on the diverse artworks and objects that adorn their walls and spaces. Led by the Curator of […]
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Beehive Art and Objects Tour: The Curator’s Perspective (ii)
- Friends of Te Papa
- Join us for this unique 2-hour exploration of the iconic parliamentary buildings, focusing on the diverse artworks and objects that adorn their walls and spaces. Led by the Curator of […]
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Beehive Art and Objects Tour: The Curator’s Perspective (i)
- Friends of Te Papa
- Join us for this unique 2-hour exploration of the iconic parliamentary buildings, focusing on the diverse artworks and objects that adorn their walls and spaces. Led by the Curator of […]
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Museums and Mauri: Who really cares? The tensions between kaitiakitanga and museology
- Friends of Te Papa
- Join Dr Jamie Metzger to learn about Mauri in the context of museology. Taonga (treasured ancestral resources) are imbued with many unique elements, one of those is known as mauri […]
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Artists on Artists: Twentysix Gallery Visit
- Friends of Te Papa
- Following a very successful tour of the Artists on Artists exhibition in 2023, we are delighted to offer you the opportunity to join us again for a personally guided tour […]
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A Special Friends Members Invitation – Ocean Census | NIWA Media Event
- Friends of Te Papa
- Friends of Te Papa is pleased to offer you a unique opportunity to join a media briefing event! Ocean Census, in conjunction with NIWA warmly invite you to join us […]
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tasmania: History and Heritage Tour 10 – 17 March 2024
- Friends of Te Papa
- This tour includes some exclusive experiences not open to the general public and expert guides such as an historian, a geologist and an ecologist for a deeper insight into Tasmanian landscape, history and heritage. Come and join us on this amazing one-off adventure limited to 20 participants.
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Rita Angus, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and New Zealand’s Medieval Modernism
- Friends of Te Papa
- Rita Angus’s portrait of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of the only portraits she painted of someone she had never met, and perhaps as a result has been less […]
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Touring Wellington’s Built Heritage
- Friends of Te Papa
- Many Friends travel widely to explore areas of historical interest and to enjoy built heritage sites. Our own Wellington neighbourhood has a variety of sites that present a full range of architectural interest and styles. Join Historic Places Wellington Chairperson Felicity Wong as she talks to us about some of her favorite local heritage places.
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Invitation to Lynn Davidson’s book launch on 13 February
- Randell Cottage Writers Trust
- We are thrilled that Lynn Davidson is about to launch the memoir she worked on while a resident at Randell Cottage. All are welcome to the launch of Do You Still Have Time for Chaos? at Unity Books on 13 February.
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Randell Cottage, 14, St Mary Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Vinyl Records Session @ Twentysix Gallery
- Newtown Festival
- Dive into the Newtown Festival vibe at Twentysix Gallery, where colourful art meets vinyl beats! TV DiSKO Steve the Hat Marty Vital 45 and 33.3 Herb’s Mobile Records Store rollin’ up in support
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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#FFFFFF Group Exhibition
- Newtown Festival
- Inspired by a patchwork of influences, the artists of #ffffff draw on the vibrancy and joy of colour to connect to their individual practice. These colour lovers work in a variety of subject matter ranging from human spatial experience, ways of seeing, travel memories and the natural world. Working with photography, painting, watercolour and textiles, […]
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Day Trip to Pencarrow Lighthouse
- Friends of Te Papa
- Join us for a day trip this summer under the expert guidance of geologist, paleontologist and Emeritus Scientist Hamish Campbell. We will take a leisurely drive around the harbour, as […]
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Pencarrow Head, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Vera Ellen
- Newtown Festival
- Aotearoa Music Award winning and Taite Award nominated artist Vera Ellen was born and raised in Naenae in Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington. Vera relocated to Los Angeles, where she started the band Girl Friday, whose music debuted on indie giant Sub Pop’s sub-label, Hardly Art. In early 2020, Vera moved back to Aotearoa during the pandemic, leading […]
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Naenae, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Creative Motion Collective
- Newtown Festival
- Come along to see an excerpt from this upcoming show at the NZ Fringe Festival! After viewing of the artworks of Victor Hartmann, composer Modest Mussorgsky translated his experience to a piano composition: Pictures at an Exhibition. This was arranged for orchestra by Peter Briner, which provides the soundtrack for the the next step in […]
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DJ Art
- Newtown Festival
- Straight outta Newtown..
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dj KERB
- Newtown Festival
- Dj kerb has been involved in the Hip Hop scene since the early 1980s – first as a dancer then moving to graffiti art and turntablism. Dj kerb has a vast knowledge of soul Funk hip hop and reggae music that he uses to inform his selection bringing variety & unique creative mixing.
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Legacy Taekwon-Do
- Newtown Festival
- A group of locals from the Legacy Taekwon-Do club will showcase the art of Taekwon-Do, a Korean martial art, in a series of different disciplines such as Line Work, Patterns, Step-Sparring, Self-Defense, Free Sparring, Power Breaking Destruction, and Flying kicks etc. This is your opportunity to witness such fun, active, and family-friendly live event! Come […]
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Friends Preview: Dinosaurs of Patagonia
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- See it first and see it free! Be the first to see Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa | Dinosaurs of Patagonia presented by the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio in Argentina. This […]
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Research Vignettes from the Natural History Team
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- Te Papa’s Natural History Team are a busy lot – producing some 40 to 50 published research papers annually! Join us for a unique opportunity to hear some of their […]
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Changing Climate, Changing Culture: Horticulture in a Heritage Landscape
- Friends of Te Papa
- As Team Leader of Main Gardens at Wellington Botanic Gardens, Kate Roud is one part of a small team that maintains the plants and heritage landscape. She will share with us how the team uses their skills and expertise to care for the wide range of native and exotic flora, some insights into how you can adapt your own garden to climate change and sustainability
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Wellington Botanic Garden, Salmont Place, Paekaka, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Visit to a Private Art Collection
- Friends of Te Papa
- Friends of Te Papa and the Local Galleries Committee are delighted to offer the opportunity of a special members only tour to view an exceptional art collection in a […]
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dr Rachel Buchanan: Rei – A whānau history of Aotearoa art
- Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
- We are delighted to be hosting with Art History Tāhuhu Kōrero Toi at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and in partnership with City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, Dr Dr Rachel Buchanan (Taranaki, TeĀtiawa) in delivering the 2023 Gordon H Brown lecture.
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Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Floortalk: Memory Spaces and This Natural World
- Friends of Te Papa
- Explore two new exhibitions in Toi Art: Memory Spaces and This Natural World. This floor talk will be led by Hanahiva Rose (Assistant Curator Contemporary Art), Justine Olsen (Curator Decorative Art and Design) and Isaac Te Awa (Curator Mātauranga Māori).
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Talk: Hundertwasser: Art, Architecture and Environment
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- The Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery celebrates art and architecture in harmony with nature and individual creativity. The Austrian New Zealand artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser was first and […]
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Floortalk: Arranging Nature and Wayne Barrar: From the Glass Archive
- Friends of Te Papa
- Explore two new exhibitions in Toi Art: Arranging Nature and Wayne Barrar: From the Glass Archive. This floor talk will be led by Rebecca Rice (Curator Historic Art) and Athol McCredie (Curator Photography).
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