Join curators from the Botany and Art teams at Te Papa for a back-of-house tour of the archive of Nancy Adams.

Nancy Adams (1926-2007) was one of Aotearoa’s most notable phycologists and a talented artist. As well as being a prolific seaweed collector, Adams drew and painted an incredible number of botanical illustrations, and wrote popular books on New Zealand seaweed, trees and flora.

Adams lived in Wellington for her whole life. In this back-of-house visit, you'll look at seaweed specimens that Adams collected in the Wellington region, alongside the artworks that she painted of local seaweeds. You will explore her connections to this place, and her important contributions to our understanding of Wellington’s seaweeds.

Tours restricted to 12 people maximum- register to secure your spot!

Learn more about the life and work of Nancy Adams

This event is part of Seaweed Fest 2025, find out more here: loverimurimu.org/festival

For booked attendees:

Please gather 5 minutes before your tour is due to begin, in front of the Te Taiao | Nature exhibition, Level 2 Te Papa. From here, the Te Papa Team will meet you and take you back of house.

Note:

- If you can no longer make the event, please cancel via humanitix. We have extremely large waitlists for these tours, letting us know in advance ensures those on waitlists have the opportunity to attend. To cancel, search you emails for order@humanitix.com to find your original confirmation email. From this email, select 'manage order', then 'refund/cancel'.

-Please refrain from bringing large bags with you, as space is limited back of house. It can get chilly in the collection stores, bring an extra layer! Feel free to take photos. If you post any pictures online let us know by tagging @loverimurimu & @mountainstoseawellington

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