Date/Time
Date(s) - Sat 25 July
14:00 - 15:00
Location
Rongomaraeroa, Level 4, Te Papa
A panel discussion with prominent seaweed experts marks the 100th birthday of artist, botanist, and curator, Nancy Adams.
Join Te Papa to celebrate the life and legacy of Nancy Adams (1926–2007), one of Aotearoa’s most notable botanists and a talented artist. As well as being a prolific botany collector, contributing hugely to the development of Te Papa’s herbarium, Adams drew and painted an incredible number of botanical illustrations, and wrote popular books on New Zealand seaweed, trees, and flora.
This panel discussion will gather prominent Phycologists (seaweed specialists) and other experts to reflection on Adam’s work, including and her extensive research and documentation of New Zealand’s seaweed species, as well as the generous contributions she made to the worlds of art, botany, and museology.
Before the panel begins, Te Papa will mark the birthday celebrations with a seaweed chocolate-inspired cake generously sponsored by Whittakers.
The panel will be moderated by Curator Art Dr Rebecca Rice.
Cost | Te utu
Free, with museum entry
Accessibility
Accessible by wheelchair via the lift from Te Ara-a-Hine passage on Level 2 to the marae on Level 4, or the main lifts from Level 2 to Level 4, via Mana Whenua.