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Multicultural Festival 2025 – Celebrating the Chinese New Year

Join us with your friends and whānau (family) to celebrate Wellington’s vibrant cultural diversity in this annual festival of music and dance!

Sat 1 Feb 2025, 11.00am–1.00pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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Te rā o Waitangi: Whanaungatanga

Tēnā, kia huritao ake ki ngā hononga whānau, ki Aotearoa, me Te Tiriti. Raupapatia mai te wātaka o ngā tāngata, me ngā mahinga nui e tārai tonu i tō tātou hono tahi ki Te Tiriti.

Reflect on whānau (family) connections to Aotearoa New Zealand, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Build a timeline of people and moments which shape our collective relationship with Te Tiriti.

Thu 6 Feb 2025, 10.00am–3.00pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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The Rebels’ Tea Party

Gather your fellow rebels for a high tea like no other, set in our themed lounge.

11.00am or 2.00pm, every day from 17 Jan to 27 Apr 2025

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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Book ahead: Events for Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery

Book events and workshops as part of the Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery exhibition.

What’s on at Te Papa

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Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery

Created by Vivienne Westwood Limited and produced by Nomad Exhibitions, this retrospective exhibition celebrates the iconic jewellery of renowned British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood (1941–2022).

On now

Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

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Hye Rim Lee: Āke Tonu Atu | Eternity

See Hye Rim Lee’s immersive and imaginative Black Rose and White Rose in Toi Art on Level 4.

Open now

6 Dec 2024 to mid 2025

Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

Events

Our exciting programme of events runs all year. Watch song and dance performances, join in with kids activities and cultural days, hear from our experts, and much more.

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Exhibitions

Celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique natural environment. See Gallipoli through the eyes and words of eight ordinary New Zealanders. Hear extraordinary stories from young refugees.

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Te Papa stores

At Te Papa Store, our perspective is deeply rooted in our relationship with Aotearoa New Zealand. Choose from our carefully curated selection of products that reflect the essence of the museum.

Explore the website – The digital museum

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Antiracism and activism

Read about protest collecting, decolonisation, and antiracism from our tohunga (experts), and across the web.

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Leslie Adkin

Leslie Adkin was a farmer and noted amateur geologist and ethnologist. Photography was also a passion of his, and he documented every aspect of his life, from his family to his scientific interests, from the 1910s until the 1950s. Explore some of the Leslie Adkin collection.

Watch: Kōrero – Mana Wāhine, Mana Taonga

Watch the kōrero from wāhine Māori as they discuss the importance of wāhine representation in Māori arts, and what has shifted since the 1984 international exhibition, Te Maori.

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Kia hiwa rā! Resistance, persistence, and defiance in Aotearoa

Explore protest in Aotearoa through our Collections Online. You can delve into why people protest, explore activism in your own community, and grow your own skills as a changemaker.

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