Te Papa x Verb | Writers Q&A: Leslie Adkin
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Te Papa x Verb | Writers Q&A: Leslie Adkin

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55 Cable Street, Wellington, 6011  –  View on map

Sat, 28 Mar 2026
11:00 am – 9:34 pm

Free

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All ages

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Writers present new micro-fictions inspired by the romance, hijinks and child’s play captured in Leslie Adkin’s extraordinary photographs.

Adkin’s images bring the past to life, with moments of work, domestic life and play feeling vivid and immediate, as if time has collapsed between then and now.

In response, three writers have created new micro-fictions inspired by selected photographs. What stories will these images evoke?

Join for a playful and thought-provoking session exploring the connection between historical imagery and contemporary writing.

With: Jordan Hamel, Jack Remiel Cottrell and Anthony Lapwood (followed by Q&A)

Part of a series presented in collaboration with Verb Wellington.

Price
Free (with museum entry)

Information sourced from Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Image credit: Gilbert Adkin with giant cauliflower, 'Cheslyn Rise' farm, circa 1910, Levin, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964. Te Papa (B.022534)

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