Friends of Te Papa

Join the Friends of Te Papa and enjoy an exclusive programme of special events for Friends, including private viewings of exhibitions and lectures, and many more benefits!

Special Friends' preview of Monet and the Impressionists

Tuesday 10 February 2009, 7am–1pm

Be the first to see Monet and the Impressionists!
Subscribe with the Friends of Te Papa and attend the special Friends' preview of Monet and the Impressionists. Come anytime between 7am–1pm. Free admission on showing your current membership card.

Lecture: Monet and America, and exclusive viewing

Saturday 14 February, 6.30pm–8.30pm. Soundings Theatre,
Level 2

Dr Malcolm Rogers, the Ann and Graham Gund Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will give an illustrated lecture, Monet and America.
An exclusive viewing of Monet and the Impressionists will follow the lecture. Friends $20, guests $25 (includes lecture and exhibition viewing).
Registration is essential.  Please contact the Friends of Te Papa to register for the lecture.

Lecture: Monet's letters: writing the Impressionist project

Friday 20 March, 12.15pm–1pm. Soundings Theatre, Level 2

In her illustrated lecture Emilie Sitzia will look at how Monet describes in his own words the theory and practice of Impressionism.
His letters to friends, colleagues and family describe in details his working technique and his daily struggle with plein air painting as well as the development of his theories and his will to show how he himself experiences the world. Those letters allow us to follow the development of his career and get a more intimate sense of the man behind the paintings.
Friends $10, guests $15
Phone the Friends of Te Papa (04) 381 7051 to register for the lecture.

Friends' exclusive viewing of Monet and the Impressionists.

Saturday 21 March, 7pm – 9pm

Avoid the crowds and join the Friends for an exclusive viewing of Monet and the Impressionists.
Friends $15, guests $20 (includes exhibition entry and exclusive viewing).
Registration is essential.  Please contact the Friends of Te Papa to register for the viewing.