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Education visitsNgā toronga ako

Led by our knowledgeable and friendly education team, we offer education visits from ECE through to tertiary.

Please note: Programmes are free for terms 2 and 3, 2025

Contact us at: learning@tepapa.govt.nz

Please read our education visit terms and conditions before booking.

Use the filter to search by education level, subject, or museum area.

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    Abstract Art Adventures

    Early childhood

    Visit Te Papa and explore abstract art through exhibitions where we focus on colour, material and symbols.

    Education visit

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    Active Earth

    Primary, Secondary

    Delve into the inner workings of our amazing planet – from the inner core to earthquakes and volcanoes at the surface.

    Education visit

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    Arrivals

    Primary, Secondary

    Discover the intrepid travellers who journeyed to Aotearoa and made this country their home.

    Education visit

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    Bush, Bugs, and Bones

    Early childhood

    Explore our living and growing exhibition in Bush City. Discover how bugs and bones can help us learn about our natural environment.

    Education visit

  • School group in Mountains to Sea. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa

    Custom education visit

    Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

    Te Papa Learning is happy to discuss and arrange a bespoke or custom learning programme to support your learning focus and goals.

    Education visit

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    Digital Creator

    Primary, Secondary

    Be inspired by the museum and use digital tools to collaboratively design your own artworks and creations.

    Education visit

  • Kids creating a 3d scan outside of the Gallipoli exhibition

    Gallipoli Perspectives

    Primary, Secondary

    Explore Te Papa’s stunning exhibition, Gallipoli: The scale of our war and use digital technologies to create and share your own perspectives on Gallipoli.

    Please note: Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War is temporarily closed from 21 July to 12 September for essential maintenance and upgrades. It will open to the public again on Saturday 13 September. 

     

    Education visit

  • A child look at the food soldiers would have eaten at Gallipoli

    Gallipoli: The Scale of our War

    Primary, Secondary

    Explore our exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of our War and the stories of those who witnessed the campaign from the front lines.

    Please note: Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War is temporarily closed from 21 July to 12 September for essential maintenance and upgrades. It will open to the public again on Saturday 13 September. 

    Education visit

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    Kōrero Pūrākau

    Primary

    Art and language go hand in hand in this new creative programme with a literacy focus. Option to explore animation in Hīnātore learning lab.

    Education visit

  • An art work with a woven harakeke (flax) cape is hanging over another woven artwork arranged in a circle on the white ground.

    Lines of Connection

    Primary

    No need to stand in line for this new gallery-focused, creative programme.

    Education visit

  • A decorative star with the words "Hiwa-I-Te-Rangi: Star of Our Hopes and Aspirations" written on it

    Matariki

    Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

    Mānawatia a Matariki!

    Join our educators for an exploration of the nine whetū of Matariki that mark our new year.

    Education visit

  • Digital vaka (canoe) displayed on top of a table via a screen

    Pacific Explorers

    Primary, Secondary

    Investigate Pacific migration, navigation, and voyaging vessels by exploring our Pacific exhibitions. Get hands-on by using 3D modelling to create your own waka hourua (double-hulled canoe).

    Education visit

  • Blue-coloured badge with a rainbow and white dove on it. Text reads “Greenpeace” and “You can’t sink a rainbow”

    Protest Aotearoa!

    Primary, Secondary

    Who are we as a nation? How did we get here? What do we value?

    Education visit

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    Te Taiao: Deus Ex Machina

    Primary, Secondary

    Combining our Te Taiao | Nature exhibition, design thinking, and digital technologies, imagine inventions that will help secure a better future for our endemic species.

    Education visit

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    Te Taiao: Ngā Kaitiaki

    Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

    Explore Te Taiao | Nature exhibition Te Papa’s stunning natural history exhibition

    Education visit

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    Virtual Explorer: live-stream programmes

    Primary, Secondary

    Get Te Papa in your classroom in real-time, no matter where you are via Zoom. Book a personalised virtual visit with one of our educators. It’s the next best thing to being here.

    Education visit

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    Wāhine Toi

    Secondary

    Take a journey through our new Toi Art galleries with a special focus on the many women artists and photographers on show.

    Education visit