2024 media releases

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Te Papa debuts spectacular jewellery retrospective of punk fashion pioneer, Vivienne Westwood

Fri 13 Sep 2024

This summer, Te Papa will be the first venue to kick off the global tour of Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the iconic jewellery of renowned British fashion house Vivienne Westwood.

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Te Papa to charge international visitors, remain free for New Zealanders

Fri 16 Aug 2024

Te Papa is ensuring New Zealanders will always be able to come through its doors for free, by introducing an entry fee for international visitors from September.

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Living legends of kapa haka return to Te Papa this weekend

Thu 27 Jun 2024

On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, over 750 kaihaka (performers) will take to the stage for Taikura Kapa Haka, an annual festival celebrating and showcasing kapa haka and kaumātua.

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Te Papa takes next step in Te Tiriti exhibition

Tue 23 Apr 2024

Te Papa has replaced the display panel in its exhibition Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Ngā tohu kotahitanga | Treaty of Waitangi: Signs of a Nation. The wooden panel, showing an English version of te Tiriti, was spraypainted in a protest action on 11 December 2023.

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