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Touring exhibitionsNgā whakaaturanga poi haere

Is your museum or gallery interested in hosting one of Te Papa’s touring exhibitions? Consult our tour schedules for availability and contact us for more information.

Enquiries: touringexhibitions@tepapa.govt.nz

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  • Illustration of red and black shapes and lava with a stylised face drawn with red lines on the darkest part.

    Touring Exhibition – Rūaumoko: Restless land

    Te Papa and the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake are taking Rūaumoko: Restless land around Aotearoa New Zealand to promote natural hazard awareness and preparedness.

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    Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

  • a large crusty crab

    Touring Exhibition – Clever Crustaceans

    Combining the expertise of scientists from NIWA and Te Papa, our latest touring exhibition invites the public to meet Aotearoa New Zealand’s most famous crustaceans!

    TOURING EXHIBITION

    Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

  • Three people looking at jars of creatures in a museum

    Touring Exhibition – Colossal Squid: Freaky Features!

    Because they live at extreme depths in freezing water, us humans know very little about the colossal squid’s life, they are very rarely captured or seen. Find out about different parts of the colossal squid using Interactive objects and rotating models.

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    Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

  • Bug Lab

    Te Papa and Weta Workshop bring you a science exhibition like no other – a spectacular, immersive experience ‘designed by bugs, for humans’.

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    Touring Exhibition – Kura Pounamu: Our Treasured Stone

    An exhibition created by Te Papa working closely with Ngāi Tahu, featuring more than 200 taonga pounamu (Aotearoa New Zealand greenstone treasures).

    TOURING EXHIBITION

    Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

  • Two men holding bunches of bananas balanced on their shoulders pose for a photo

    Faka-Tokelau: Living with Change

    Explore Tokelau’s unique way of life, faka-Tokelau, through the lenses of two New Zealand photographers. Glenn Jowitt visited in 1981, Andrew Matautia 36 years later, in 2017.

  • Whiti Te Rā! The story of Ngāti Toa Rangatira

    Featuring unique taonga, the exhibition explores the successes, dramatic setbacks, and extraordinary resurgence of Ngāti Toa Rangatira, starting from Te Heke Mai Raro (the Southern Migration) 200 years ago when Te Rauparaha lead the iwi to the Wellington region.

  • Te Kawau-a-toru (The pet shag of Kupe) French Pass, Marlborough, 2002 by Michael Hall

    Kupe Sites

    Stunning photography – landmarks from Kupe’s voyage. Host this touring art exhibition at your venue.