What else is happening in Wellington

Wellington is full shows, events and festivals. While this determines the market for evening events in Wellington it is important that we research what other evening events are happening in Wellington so that we can create an experience unique to Te Papa that Milenialls are going to come back to time and time again.

Tuatara Open Late at the City Gallery

Date: 4 May 2017 
Time: Thursday, 5-10pm 
Cost: Koha

Art, music, film, talks, beer, wine, food. This is the first chance to explore our new exhibitions after hours.

5pm New exhibitions open: Colin McCahon: On Going Out with the Tide, Petra Cortright: Running Neo Geo Games Under MAME, Martino Gamper: 100 Chairs in 100 Days | All Galleries

5–9.30pm Delicious treats from House of Dumplings, and cash bar serving Tuatara beer, Seresin wine, Six Barrel Soda and Mela juice | Downstairs 

5–10pm DJ B.Lo plays live | Downstairs 

5–7pm / 9–10pm Shannon Te Ao: (Untitled) McCahon House Studies | Auditorium 

6pm Exhibition tour of Colin McCahon: On Going Out with the Tide | Downstairs

7.30pm Talk: CHASING THE LOUNGE: Eames, power and padding: Frank Stark | Auditorium
Director of Whanganui Regional Museum Frank Stark shows and discusses excerpts from Charles and Ray Eames’ short films focussing on furniture and chair design, and talks about chairs in popular culture

• Runs for 5 hours 5-9pm once a month. 
• Koha entry. 
• Food and drink from local business's
• Mix of events happening, exhibition opening, food and drink, DJ, Exhibition tours, Talk from expert. 

Wellington Zoo

open until 8pm every Wednesday in Feburary. 

This includes live music, animal talks, close encounter, cafe to eat at. 

Wellington Museum

normally open between 10am and 5pm the Wellington Museum has started to embrace night time events. Just in the next month they have a number of different events coming up. 

• Poetry slam, competition between poets, Koha entry. 
• Fright at the Museum, and event partners with Comic Con NZ, the museums attic will be open at midnight for a group  horror experience. 
• Wellington Museum has also opened a new space called FLUX which is located on the ground floor of Wellington Museum. Aimed at 18-30 year olds, the space will be used to explore different ideas and perspectives through exhibitions, public programmes, workshops and experiences.The word flux is about continuous change and the flow of things or people in and out of a space  – and that’s exactly what this new space will bring –  opening the space up for the community to share their stories through art, photography, performance, virtual reality, multimedia and much more.