Past exhibitionsNgā whakaaturanga o mua
Look at exhibitions presented at Te Papa, going back to 1998.
Dinosaurs of Patagonia | Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa
Meet the astonishing dinosaurs of Patagonia, South America – including Patagotitan, one of the most massive creatures ever to walk the planet. Encounter life-sized casts, and real fossils up to 230 million years old. Get hands-on with models, and create your own virtual dino!
Closed
16 Dec 2023 – 28 Apr 2024
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Forceps Delivery: A print series by John Foster
These 12 lithographs tell a story of family life, childbirth, and parenthood – unusually, from the point of view of the father. They offer a fresh view of late 20th-century New Zealand art from a largely self-taught artist.
Closed
17 Sep 2022 – 05 Mar 2023
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Tiffany Singh: Indra’s bow
Spices, herbs, gemstones, and other natural materials believed to have healing properties are arranged here in a rainbow, a vision of hope and new beginnings. Fair-trade bells hang on the ribbons, and below them is a salt mandala – a symbol of cleansing and ritual.
Closed
17 Mar 2018 – 20 Nov 2022
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Enter the marvellous world of surrealism. See extraordinary artworks by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Marcel Duchamp, Leonora Carrington, Man Ray, and more. Astonishing, surprising, and only at Te Papa.
Closed
12 Jun – 31 Oct 2021
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Modern Living: Design in 1950s New Zealand
The 1952 Auckland exhibition Art and Design introduced New Zealanders to a vision for a more equal, happier way of life that grew from the devastation of World War II. Modern Living offers a lens into this ground-breaking exhibition, and an exciting era of new design in Aotearoa.
Closed
22 Aug 2020 – 26 Apr 2021
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Tamatea: Legacies of Encounter
This exhibition presents a new acquisition, a painting by William Hodges, in conversation with Ngāi Tahu whānui taonga and artworks by Mark Adams and Colin McCahon. Together, they speak to the legacies – artistic, cultural, and scientific – generated by the first meeting of James Cook and southern Māori.
Closed
9 Nov 2019 – 26 Jul 2020
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga