Events over the next 7 days

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5 February 2012

  • NatureSpace, Level 2 | 11am–12 noon

    Welcome the Year of the Dragon with a decorative mask.

Yesterday

  • New Treaty Militia

    Soundings Theatre, Level 2 | 1pm-3pm | Free entry

    Award-winning performance artist Cat Ruka presents New Treaty Militia – a provocative new work investigating the Treaty of Waitangi and New Zealand identity.

  • Inspiration Station, Level 4 | 11am–12 noon

    Craft a crown celebrating the Treaty's two peoples this Waitangi Day.

Today

  • <p>Ivory silk flounces worn by Margaret Lang</p>

    Visa Platinum Gallery, Level 4 | 12.15pm–1pm

    Romance. Glamour. Extravagance. Discover stories told in satin and lace at our Tuesday lunchtime Unveiled floortalks.

9 February 2012

  • <div>Embroidered silk wedding dress, (bodice and skirt) by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, 1880. Given by Mrs. G T Morton. ©Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Images</div>

    Visa Platinum Gallery, Level 4 | 12.15pm–1pm

    Whirl through Unveiled with someone who really knows their frocks! Every Thursday, Te Papa invites a well-known fashion figure to give their personal take on Unveiled.

11 February 2012

12 February 2012

  • The Marae, Level 4 | 10.00am–6.00pm | Free entry

    See and hear seven beautiful handcrafted guitars to be auctioned online to raise money for the Christchurch arts community, with Christchurch-based singer Mandy Pickering performing 2.30pm-3.30pm.

  • Te Huka ā Tai, Level 4 | 11am–12 noon

    Spell out the way you feel with big block letters, and then decorate them with love!

  • <span lang=EN-AU>Embroidered silk wedding dress designed by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, 1880. Worn by Clara Mathews for her marriage to Colonel Hugh Stafford on 19 February 1880 in London. Given by Mrs. G. T. Morton</span>  <br><p><span lang=EN-AU>V&A:T.62, B-1976</span></p> <br><p><span lang=EN-AU>©Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Images</span></p>

    Soundings Theatre, Level 2 | 2pm–3pm | Free entry

    Enter a world of high fashion and high drama in this special Unveiled lecture – a glimpse at grand couturier Charles Frederick Worth and his wealthy American devotees.