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Forgotten Islands of the South Pacific: Exploring the Sub-Antarctic Islands
- Friends of Te Papa
- 28 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2025 You won’t find them mentioned in a travel brochure on your high street; you won’t find them in most guidebooks, you probably don’t know anyone that has ever been there and they don’t even appear on some maps of the New Zealand’s South Pacific – these are the ‘forgotten islands’. Despite their low profile, they are among the most remarkable wildlife reserves in the Southern Ocean, designated UNESCO World Heritage sites and afforded the highest protection of any nature reserves in New Zealand. Remote, uninhabited and on no regular shipping route, access is further restricted by a strict Management Plan which limits the number of people allowed ashore each year.
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Historic Tour of the Coromandel Peninsula
- Friends of Te Papa
- 14 – 20 OCTOBER 2024 The Coromandel Peninsula does not just have an abundance of natural beauty but is also rich in Maori history and early European settler heritage. This tour will spend 2 nights in Thames to explore historic Thames with a knowledgeable local guide . We visit the Thames School of Mines, the Bella Street Pump House and Museum of Technology as well as the Thames Goldmine Experience. In Coromandel town we will be going on a guided walking tour and we experience the famous Driving Creek Railway and Pottery. As we wind our way around the peninsula, we visit Whitianga for a 2-hour glass-bottom boat cruise to picturesque Cathedral Cove, followed by dinner and wine tasting at Mercury Bay Estate in Cooks Beach. We will stay for 2 nights in Whangamata, as a base to explore the historic town of Waihi with all its gold mining history. We will also take a ride on the historic railway from Waihi to Waikino, and visit the Victoria Battery Tramway museum and Karangahake Gorge. On our last day, before heading back to Auckland, we have time to explore the Paeroa Historical Maritime park and museum.
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Otago Heritage Tour
- Friends of Te Papa
- 29 APRIL – 5 MAY 2024 Explore the richly historic and scenic Otago region, from its former gold rush towns to its alpine mountains and gorges, then across to the city streets, wild coasts, and heritage architecture of Dunedin, all with knowledgeable local guides. Highlights include a vintage steamer cruise on Lake Wakatipu, a 4WD tour to abandoned mining towns, lunches at a number of historic hotels and a guided walking tour of Dunedin as well as a truly memorable formal farewell dinner at a perfectly preserved Edwardian home, Olveston house.
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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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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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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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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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Friends Preview: Dinosaurs of Patagonia
- Friends of Te Papa
- 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
- Friends of Te Papa
- 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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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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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
- Friends of Te Papa
- 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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Chinese Footprints: A Wellington Walking Tour of Chinese History
- Friends of Te Papa
- Chinese footprints, led by Lynette Shum (Oral History Advisor, Alexander Turnbull Library) and Nigel Murphy (community historian) will take attendees on a walking tour exploring the rich history of the Chinese […]
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Kaipara: Art and Cultural Tour
- Friends of Te Papa
- We are now inviting Expressions of Interest to join the Friends of Te Papa Kaipara and mid-North tour, departing Tuesday 10 October 2023, in association with Claudia Moir of New Zealand Travel Brokers, based in Mangawhai, Northland. On this tour you will see the cultural highlights of this region with visits to the Sculptureum in Matakana, the famous Kauri Museum, the Dargaville Museum, the new multi sensory experience of Manea Footprints of Kupe in Opononi, Footprints Waipoua's Twilight Encounter as well as the amazing Hundertwasser Arts Centre in Whangarei. This tour has been especially designed for Friends of Te Papa and all visits include experienced guides to give you a deeper insight into each place you visit.
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Kaipara: Art and Cultural Tour
- Friends of Te Papa
- We are now inviting Expressions of Interest to join the Friends of Te Papa Kaipara and mid-North tour, departing Tuesday 10 October 2023, in association with Claudia Moir of New Zealand Travel Brokers, based in Mangawhai, Northland. On this tour you will see the cultural highlights of this region with visits to the Sculptureum in Matakana, the famous Kauri Museum, the Dargaville Museum, the new multi sensory experience of Manea Footprints of Kupe in Opononi, Footprints Waipoua's Twilight Encounter as well as the amazing Hundertwasser Arts Centre in Whangarei. This tour has been especially designed for Friends of Te Papa and all visits include experienced guides to give you a deeper insight into each place you visit.
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Curator’s talk: How to be a Deep-Sea Fish: Tips for Success in the Deep
- Friends of Te Papa
- The way deep-sea animals are presented in the media, you would think they are trying to look horrible and scary just to upset us, but there are excellent reasons for […]
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Talk: Francis Pound’s writing on the art of Gordon Walters
- Friends of Te Papa
- Visiting Auckland University Professor, Art Historian and Author Leonard Bell will give us wonderful insight on both the art of Gordon Walters (1919-1995) and the writing of Francis Pound (1948-2017), in particular his just-published monograph on Walters (Auckland University Press, September 2023) and the circumstances of its writing and publication.
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Day Trip: Geological Highlights of Wellington with Hamish Campbell
- Friends of Te Papa
- Following on from his recent sell-out talk, geologist, paleontologist and Emeritus Scientist Hamish Campbell returns with a unique opportunity to join him for a guided day trip of Wellington’s significant […]
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Kaipara: Art and Cultural Tour II
- Friends of Te Papa
- In response to demand, we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to join a repeat tour to the area north of Auckland, the Kaipara District, Hokianga Harbour and Whangarei, has a lot to offer in terms of Taonga Maori and early settlement history, as well as modern art.
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Kaipara: Art and Cultural Tour II
- Friends of Te Papa
- In response to demand, we are pleased to offer you the opportunity to join a repeat tour to the area north of Auckland, the Kaipara District, Hokianga Harbour and Whangarei, has a lot to offer in terms of Taonga Maori and early settlement history, as well as modern art.
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