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Vicki Robson, curator Visual Art and Culture talking to Friends of Te Papa

Please call the Friends office  (04) 381 7051, if you are interested in registering for any of the events mentioned below.


Her great vitality at Suite Gallery

Wednesday 15 October 2008   11am, 2.30pm, 6pm   tbc   Members only $10.00 (includes refreshments)

The five tours to Suite in August were so successful that three repeat visits have been arranged. Registration is essential.

 

A discussion with Ronnie van Hout

Sunday 19 October 2008   4pm – 5pm   Angus Meeting Room, Level 3   Friends $10, public $15

To coincide with the opening of his exhibition A Loss, Again on the Sculpture Terrace, meet Ronnie van Hout and hear him talk about his work.


Tour of National Library exhibition Cautionary Tales: the satirical engravings of William Hogarth

Wednesday 22 October 2008   10am – 11am   tbc   Cost: $8.00

This exhibition at the National Library Gallery brings together more than 50 of these witty, subversive and often riotously humorous prints. Registration is essential.

 

Living the Dream! In search of ancient textiles

Thursday 23 October 2008   6.30pm – 7.30pm   tbc   Friends $10, public $15.

Hear Rosanne Livingstone, a textile historian with a passion for ancient textiles, talking about her work on ancient textiles found in Egypt. Registration is essential.


Friends Shopping Night at Te Papa Store

Tuesday 4 November 2008   6pm – 8pm   Te Papa Store   Free entry

The Friends shopping nights offers members a special ‘on the night’ discount of 20 per cent, free gift wrapping and a glass of bubbly. We will also celebrate the launch of a Friends of Te Papa boxed set of art cards.

 

Toi Ora

Wednesday 26 November 2008   9.30am – 11am   tbc   Friends $12, public $15 (includes refreshments).

Editors Arapata Hakiwai and Huhana Smith will take you ’behind the pages’ in their talk about the recent publication Toi Ora: Ancestral Maori Treasures.


Colours: Moments in Fashion

Thursday 27 November 2008   6.30pm – 8pm   tbc   Friends $15.00, Guests $20.00 (includes a glass of wine)

In association with the current exhibition, Angela Lassig, Senior Curator History, will give an illustrated presentation with the focus on the garments in Te Papa’s collection and the current Colours exhibition. Registration is essential.

 

Christmas Shopping Night at Te Papa

Monday 1 December 2008   6pm – 8pm   Te Papa Store   Free entry

The Friends shopping nights offers members a special ‘on the night’ discount of 20 per cent, free gift wrapping and a glass of bubbly.