Upcoming events

Blending te reo Māori and physical theatre, this musical production follows two students' journey to reconnect with their ancestors. Written by Apirana Taylor, translated into te reo Māori by Materoa Haenga. A Taki Rua theatre production.

Join us at the home of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and The Women’s Suffrage Petition, Te Petihana Whakamana Pōti Wahine to explore and wānanga the significance of waitohu/important inscriptions, from and about wāhine who have boldly reclaimed the ink.

What precious taonga do you have in your kāinga? Why are these items special to you? There are many different things that make a taonga precious. As the keepers of some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most precious objects, National Library and Wellington Museum want to share a special experience of how we collect, care for, and curate our local and national taonga.

Whether you are experienced or new to family history, there is material available online through the National Library that you can access. Joan McCracken from the Alexander Turnbull Library will explore some of the well-known resources (PapersPast, Digital NZ) and look at some that you might be new to you.

Do you want to learn more about looking after your precious family taonga? Join Vicki-Anne Heikell from the Alexander Turnbull Library to learn more about the preservation of your treasured items-from physical books and papers to digital materials.

What precious taonga do you have in your kāinga? Why are these items special to you? There are many different things that make a taonga precious. As the keepers of some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most precious objects, National Library and Wellington Museum want to share a special experience of how we collect, care for, and curate our local and national taonga.

Get your glad rags on and join us for Devonshire tea, scintillating conversation with our Kaiarahi (National Library staff) and a special highlights tour of the exhibitions of the National Library.

Come along to the public launch of a new collaborative zine that explores local queer archives.

What precious taonga do you have in your kāinga? Why are these items special to you? There are many different things that make a taonga precious. As the keepers of some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most precious objects, National Library and Wellington Museum want to share a special experience of how we collect, care for, and curate our local and national taonga.

What precious taonga do you have in your kāinga? Why are these items special to you? There are many different things that make a taonga precious. As the keepers of some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most precious objects, National Library and Wellington Museum want to share a special experience of how we collect, care for, and curate our local and national taonga.

This talk shares findings from a research project exploring the relationships between Holocaust survivor refugee families, their descendants, and the material objects they have inherited.

This presentation will provide an overview and demonstration of the Pacific Virtual Museum website and will provide opportunity for feedback from audience.

Join us for a great night out with New Zealand Poet Laureate David Eggleton, together with poets Michael O'Leary, Jenny Powell, Kay McKenzie Cooke, and Marty Smith. Be moved by the raw experience of poetry read aloud.

An introduction to oral history methodology for people considering using oral history in their work, community or personal projects.

Itching to travel? You can in this exciting event that will be a whirlwind trip of Egypt's rich culture. You will discover Egypt’s ancient civilization, art, culture and gastronomy via a documentary, videos, dances, songs ,traditional music and a photo exhibition.

A collaboration between Queen Margaret College and The National Library: ‘Closet of Curiosities’ is a wearable art response touching on five different collections within the library walls.

Want to know more about the collections and services of the Alexander Turnbull Library and National Library of New Zealand? Keen to learn how you can connect to the collections and use them in your research or publication? Then these talks are for you. Connecting to Collections talks are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (February to November)

Do you want to learn more about looking after your precious family taonga? Join Vicki-Anne Heikell from the Alexander Turnbull Library to learn more about the preservation of your treasured items-from physical books and papers to digital materials.

Explore Wellington as it was. This special compilation features unique and recently preserved footage of Wellington – from the seat of Government to the coolest little capital. The footage will be playing on loop during Library hours.

Explore Wellington as it was. The extended screening of this special compilation created by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision features unique and recently preserved footage of Wellington — from the seat of Government to the coolest little capital.