What's On
Dream Gardens at Katherine Mansfield's house
- 15 Mar 2025 (10:00 am) to 27 Apr 2025 (4:00 pm)
- Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
After a season at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, 'Dream Gardens' comes to Katherine Mansfield House & Garden to continue the conversation between threadwork artist Cathrine Lloyd, sculptress Emily Efford, and painter Keren Chiaroni in a new setting. The exhibition also features an AV work by Kim Potter.
The Magic of Her Body
- Multiple sessions available from 26 Mar 2025 to 29 Mar 2025
- Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Join performance artist Vixen Temple and historian Kerryn Pollock of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga on a journey through Mansfield’s sensual diary entries and sapphic-coded short stories, moving through the rooms in the home of her birth. Part of the 2025 Wellington Pride Festival.
Stitching Dream Gardens: Embroidered Flowers
- 13 Apr 2025
- 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Join us for an embroidery class with Cathrine Lloyd that will inspire your creativity while enabling you to engage with some of the art in the exhibition 'Dream Gardens at Katherine Mansfield's house'.
2025 Monthly Stitching Circle
- Multiple sessions available from 13 Apr 2025 to 9 Nov 2025
- Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington
Bring whatever you're working on (it can be knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, mending - anything crafty!) and join us from 2pm-4pm on the second Sunday of the month (February to November) for a casual session of sociable stitching hosted by the Wellington Embroiderers' Guild.
April 2025 School Holidays Creative Writing Workshop
- Multiple sessions available on 14 Apr 2025 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Get inspired at our creative writing workshop for young people aged 10-14. We’ll provide writing materials and a qualified tutor who will lead writing activities to give students tools to generate ideas and improve their writing.
Dancing in the Garden of Dreams
- 19 Apr 2025
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Join artist Keren Chiaroni for this free artist talk to hear how Katherine Mansfield inspired her work 'Green Rooms', a series of dioramas which feature in the exhibition 'Dream Gardens at Katherine Mansfield's house'.