https://wellington.gen.nz/friends-of-te-papa Friends of Te Papa newsitems https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/annual-general-meeting-2026/ This year’s AGM features a keynote from Michael Upchurch, Publisher at Te Papa Press, the award winning publishing arm of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. te-papa museumsandgalleries art communitygroups events Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/annual-general-meeting-2026/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-07-16T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/mid-winter-lunch-at-le-bouillon-bel-air/ On the eve of Matariki, we invite Friends to come together for a shared meal that celebrates connection, kai, and the joy of gathering as a community. matariki events communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/mid-winter-lunch-at-le-bouillon-bel-air/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/theft-and-forgery-at-victoria-universitys-classics-museum/ Victoria University’s Classics Museum examines the complex afterlives of antiquities through two remarkable objects—a Roman portrait head now subject to repatriation after being identified as illicitly excavated, and a richly carved child’s sarcophagus later revealed to be a modern forgery. communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/theft-and-forgery-at-victoria-universitys-classics-museum/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-06-19T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/francophonie-month-the-hidden-secrets-of-the-louvre-1608-1806/ Come and celebrate Francophonie Month with the Alliance Française Wellington, as they host a special illustrated talk by art historian David Maskill on the hidden secrets of the Louvre between 1608-1806. Discover how the […] art communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/francophonie-month-the-hidden-secrets-of-the-louvre-1608-1806/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/west-coast-loop-tour/ 9 - 14 March 2026 This tour departs from Christchurch by coach over Arthur’s Pass to the West Coast and we explore the region with Historical Geography and guide Richard Willis. communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/west-coast-loop-tour/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-03-08T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/great-barrier-waiheke-island-tour-february-2026/ 18 - 24 February 2026 Step off the beaten path and immerse yourself in the untamed beauty and rich culture of Aotearoa’s island gems. communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/great-barrier-waiheke-island-tour-february-2026/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-02-17T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/first-breath-opening-party/ Be among the first to explore Breathe | Mauri Ora at a special opening party that includes late-night exhibition access and live entertainment, with a members-only discount. exhibitions art communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/first-breath-opening-party/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-12-13T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/curators-book-talk-te-taiao-nature-series-boxed-set/ Join Te Papa’s curators for a fascinating array of talks on New Zealand’s natural history. The six titles published in the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series have been […] te-papa museumsandgalleries art communitygroups events Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/curators-book-talk-te-taiao-nature-series-boxed-set/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-12-10T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/day-trip-kapiti-coast-arts-trail/ Join Artist & Arts Educator, Stephanie Woodman on a carefully curated Friends experience not to be missed – the Kāpiti Coast Art Trail! Discover surprises and delights with a wonderland […] art communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/day-trip-kapiti-coast-arts-trail/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-11-08T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-16october2025/ Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 16 October: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-16october2025/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-17july2025-2-3/ Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 16 October: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-17july2025-2-3/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/rare-books-in-the-library-collection-2/ Did you know that Te Papa Tongarewa has a library? The Te Aka Matua Research Library has been supporting the museum’s research since 1867. The library serves as a research […] libraries te-papa museumsandgalleries art communitygroups events Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/rare-books-in-the-library-collection-2/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/te-papas-kiwi-collection-recent-research-and-findings/ Despite being a reclusive and rarely seen species, kiwi are an important part of our national identity as New Zealanders. There is a long history of kiwi research at Te […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/te-papas-kiwi-collection-recent-research-and-findings/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/te-papas-contribution-to-kiwi-research/ Despite being a reclusive and rarely seen species, kiwi are an important part of our national identity as New Zealanders. There is a long history of kiwi research at Te […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/te-papas-contribution-to-kiwi-research/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/a-damaged-earth-but-not-a-broken-one-a-case-for-urgent-optimism-with-no-room-for-complacency/ Join Dr Dave Lowe as he discusses the latest climate science and its implications, as well as the impact of new technology and his thoughts on ‘urgent optimism’ – this […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/a-damaged-earth-but-not-a-broken-one-a-case-for-urgent-optimism-with-no-room-for-complacency/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/a-damaged-earth-but-not-a-broken-one-a-case-for-urgent-optimism/ Join Dr Dave Lowe as he discusses the latest climate science and its implications, as well as the impact of new technology and his thoughts on ‘urgent optimism’ – including […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/a-damaged-earth-but-not-a-broken-one-a-case-for-urgent-optimism/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-08-19T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/slow-looking-toi-art/ Excited by the new Toi Art galleries at Te Papa? Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and […] art te-papa museumsandgalleries communitygroups events Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/slow-looking-toi-art/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-08-06T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-17july2025/ Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 17 July: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-17july2025/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-07-17T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/discoveries-from-beneath-the-antarctic-ice-shelf/ Ever been in the right place at the right time? Te Papa Fish Curator Thom Linley joined an international team aboard the state-of-the-art research vessel Falkor to explore previously uncharted […] te-papa museumsandgalleries art communitygroups events Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/discoveries-from-beneath-the-antarctic-ice-shelf/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-06-19T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-15-may-2025-2/ Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 15 May: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-15-may-2025-2/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-06-19T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-15-may-2025/ Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 15 May: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-15-may-2025/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-05-15T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-21-november-2-3/ Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. The next is installment is Thursday 15 May: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books will share with us […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-21-november-2-3/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-05-15T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/japans-national-parks-art-and-culture-tour/ A CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF HONSHU, OSAKA TO OSAKA, INCLUDING SOUTH KOREA 14 – 29 May 2025: Heritage Expeditions, pioneers in authentic small ship expedition cruising, invite you to join them on an unforgettable circumnavigation of Japan’s main island Honshu and exploration of its wilderness, arts, culture and rich history with special guest and renowned multi-disciplinary artist, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate Lisa Reihana. art communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/japans-national-parks-art-and-culture-tour/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-05-13T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/87555-2/ Join us for an exclusive tour of Hills Hats, a Wellington institution since 1875, personally guided by Rosie Smuts-Kennedy, and a unique opportunity to be fitted for your own hat! […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/87555-2/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-05-06T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-21-november-2-2-2/ Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Thursday 17 April: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books joins us to showcase popular titles from her […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/reading-group-21-november-2-2-2/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-04-17T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/day-trip-war-in-the-wellington-landscape/ Join New Zealand’s best-known historian, Jock Phillips for a special day trip around Wellington’s war memorials, with historical commentary on New Zealand in war, both locally and internationally. We’ll spend […] communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/day-trip-war-in-the-wellington-landscape/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-04-11T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/tour-of-the-classics-museum/ The Classics Museum at Victoria University houses a collection of ancient Greek and Roman artefacts: vases, coins, sculpture, objects for use in daily life. communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/tour-of-the-classics-museum/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-03-19T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/friends-vivienne-westwood/ Your Invitation to an Exclusive Curators Talk and Viewing of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery! Designed by the fashion house of Vivienne Westwood and produced by Nomad Exhibitions, this exhibition invites […] exhibitions art communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/friends-vivienne-westwood/ Friends of Te Papa 2025-02-09T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/gavinrutherfordandcircatheatre/ Join us for a special, fun event to mark 20 years of a Wellington family tradition – the Circa Theatre Christmas Pantomime! Gavin Rutherford is a seasoned theatre and film […] theatre performingarts communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries art events Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/gavinrutherfordandcircatheatre/ Friends of Te Papa 2024-12-10T00:00:00Z https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/slow-looking-2/ Join Museum Education Specialist Laura Jones for an enjoyable session where we use strategies to help us slow down and enjoy looking at art more. Following on from our recent […] art communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/slow-looking-2/ Friends of Te Papa 2024-10-09T00:00:00Z