Events in week starting Wednesday 13 February 2013

It’s all about the Love at Te Papa this weekend! We have a great kids’ Valentine’s programme for you. So come along to the Discover Love festival! 

Video gamer and Comedian James Nokise has sacrificed relationships and natural pigmentation to save galaxies, princesses, and hedgehogs. Now his hilarious show takes gaming to the next level.

Don’t miss our line up of presenters celebrating the Year of the Water Snake – and two Te Papa exhibitions touring China. Supported by the Confucius Institute at Victoria University of Wellington.

It’s all about the Love at Te Papa this weekend! We have a great kids’ Valentine’s programme for you. So come along to the Discover Love festival! 

Experience the excitement of Te Papa’s premier summer exhibition with an evening of tempting food and drink specials, and irresistible activities. This exclusive experience is limited to 80 guests and is restricted to adults aged 18 or older.

Celebrate the Year of the Water Snake with an action-packed day of performances and activities. Learn how to make Chinese dumplings, marvel at stars of Chinese opera, take part in a Chinese painting workshop, and enjoy the Chinese dragon dance.

For centuries, Kiwi kids have had tons of fun with this twirling Māori toy!

Professor Jean Clottes, renowned French archaeologist and cave art expert, discusses the paintings in Chauvet Cave, France. A screening of Werner Herzog’s Cave of the Forgotten Dreams rounds off the afternoon.

For centuries, Kiwi kids have had tons of fun with this twirling Māori toy!

As we grow older, we tend to develop rigid thinking patterns. Successful decision-making, however, depends on the ability to think fluidly. Explore the origin of fluid thinking styles and explore how to apply them effectively in different situations.