# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Opening of ‘Future Proof: Paintings in Perpetuity’ exhibition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 am – Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: You are invited to the opening of our new exhibition ‘Future Proof: Paintings in Perpetuity’, celebrating the often-overlooked efforts behind preserving the cultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Refreshments will be provided at 5:30pm, followed by speeches and a chance to preview the exhibition.  

Celebrate the art of preservation at Future Proof
Future Proof invites you to explore what it takes to preserve art for future generations. See rarely displayed paintings from the Library’s collection, recently conserved to ensure they can be shared, studied, and enjoyed for years to come

More about ‘Future Proof: Paintings in Perpetuity’: https://natlib.govt.nz/visiting/wellington/exhibitions/future-proof-paintings-in-perpetuity

Banner image: Mrs Marion Menzies Gibb, second wife of John Gibb, ca 1874. Artist unknown. Oil on canvas 500 x 400 mm. Ref: ATL: G-238.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/opening-of-‘future-proof-paintings-in-perpetuity’-exhibition/200029197163522
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 49

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029197163522?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=wellington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wellington
- **state**: WG
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
- **lat**: -41.27696
- **long**: 174.77775
- **full address**: Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: National Library of New Zealand (https://allevents.in/org/national-library-of-new-zealand/26071501)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** National Library of New Zealand
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** exhibitions, art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Opening of ‘Future Proof: Paintings in Perpetuity’ exhibition ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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