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Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Fresh takes and new favourites. You’ll find them in the new season of Toi Art with changing exhibitions on Levels 4 and 5.
Collections Online has over one million records showing artworks, objects, and specimens from Te Papa’s collections – from Te Ao Māori, Pacific Cultures, History, Photography, Art, and Natural History.
See powerful photos of the waka fleet that gathered on Waitangi Day in 2020 to commemorate the 80-year anniversary of the 1940 launch of Ngātokimatawhāorua - named after the ancestral waka that made the voyage from Hawaiki to Aotearoa.
Āhuru Kai Kōhua Poaka, meaning the comforting warmth you feel eating a pork boil up, was inspired by the Māori food tradition of a boil-up. Bookings in advance are now sold out.
6 - 7 Sep 2025, 9.00am to 3.00pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
The online edition of Te Papa Foundation’s annual fundraising event, this year’s auction is our biggest yet. From vintage underwater cameras to artworks and after-hours dinner parties, there’s something for everyone.
10.00am 28 Aug to 8.00pm 10 Sep
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Every year, Te Papa needs to raise $38+ million over and above its core funding. The Te Papa Foundation Gala brings together Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading supporters of arts and culture for a black-tie fundraising evening in the heart of our much-loved national museum.
Sat 6 Sep 2025, 6.30pm to 11.30pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
The Kiki House of Marama is the first Ballroom House in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and will be hosting the Grand Kiki House of Marama Ball at Te Papa in October. This will commemorate five years of Marama excellence and the legacy of the growing Wellington Ballroom scene.
Celebrate conservation week by learning about Aotearoa New Zealand’s most threatened and uncommon orchids, and meet the scientists working to save them from extinction.
Sat 6 Sep 2025, 10.00am–12.30pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Fresh takes and new favourites. You’ll find them in Toi Art.
Toi Art opened again on Saturday 14 June, with more opening up at the beginning of August – see what’s coming up!
On now
Sat 14 Jun
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
The International Institute of Modern Letters presents a series of events highlighting the very latest work of Aotearoa New Zealand writers. A lively and stimulating way to begin the week.
From Mon 7 July
Huia mai ki tēnei pō koukou ā-kātua anake. E kai i ngā ngongo waiata, ngā awheawhe, ngā whakaari, me te hoko waipiro – i te hūhi o te whare, o te pō.
Join us for a free, adults–only, late-night event. Enjoy live music, workshops, performances, and a cash bar – all in the museum after dark.
Fri 12 Sep 2025, 7.00pm–11.00pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Along with being a symbol of Aotearoa, the kiwi is also one of the strangest birds in the world – with noses at the end of their beaks, and giant eggs that take up much of their body.
Kiwi feathers are used for kahu kiwi are woven cloaks and are highly prized taonga (treasures) as they carry the wairua (spirit) of the kiwi whose feathers make up the cloak.
They share their name with a fruit, their image is often used in logos, and the word Kiwi has become a nickname for people from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Watch interviews with the artists and makers of tapa talking about how they started tapa making, where they are with the practice now, and sharing what their work means to them.
Read about protest collecting, decolonisation, and antiracism from our collections and tohunga (experts) and across the web.
Explore queer objects, artworks, and stories in Te Papa’s collections and discover more about the rich histories of Aotearoa New Zealand’s LGBTQI+ communities and icons – including the AIDS Quilt, Carmen Rupe, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
Are you interested in peeking inside Te Papa to take a journey into the wonders, taonga (treasures), and events that make up Aotearoa New Zealand’s history? Find out about our online learning options.
Discover our ongoing, multidisciplinary programme of research, and find out how we can support you in your own investigations.
Discover popular, award-winning books about New Zealand’s art, culture, and natural world.
In 2003, the government mandated Te Papa to develop a formal programme for the repatriation of Māori and Moriori ancestral remains from international institutions to iwi. Here you can learn about the repatriation process, see all the repatriations to date, and meet the team.
View the collections held at Te Papa, learn about outreach that is happening, read our blog, or find out about a specific topic.
Stay in the loop about the wide range of happenings at Te Papa.
Friends enjoy a range of benefits and discounts with their membership, including invitations to exhibition previews and private viewings.
Find out how you can support Te Papa through a donation or bequest, or by becoming a patron.
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