Saturday 4 July
Time: 10am–6pm (Until 9pm Thursdays)
See a display of fine craftsmanship by outstanding artists whose work carries the toi iho™ trade mark – a guarantee of quality and authenticity in Māori art.
Time: Evening sessions Thursday 25 June, 2 July and 9 July: 6.30pm.Weekends Saturday 27 June – Sunday 12 July: 10.30am & 2.30pm. The session on Sunday 28 at 2.30pm is in te reo Māori.Extra weekday school holiday sessions Monday 6 July – Friday 10 July: 10.30am & 2.30pm.
Visit the mini-planetarium Star Lab, enjoy locating the different stars, and learn how Matariki is significant to Māori.
Time: 10.15am - 11.00am11.30am - 12.15pm1.30pm - 2.15pm2.30pm - 3.15pm3.45pm - 4.30pm
StoryPlace - a magical space for children aged five and under. 5 sessions a day.
This provocative exhibition presents artworks that explore identity, gender, sexuality, and mythology, and challenge our ideas about how we represent ourselves.
Impressions of France: French prints 1850–1900 presents a selection of etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts from Te Papa’s collection, including works by Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro.
Two intriguing new works by Ronnie van Hout and Seung Yul Oh are now on view at the Sculpture Terrace.
Through a fabulous array of clothes and accessories, this new exhibition explores the popularity of six colours in Western fashion from the 1800s to the present day.
An exhibition celebrating one of the most energetic migrant groups in the country’s history.
From church-building to whisky-making, from art to engineering, see how the Scots have made their mark on New Zealand life.
Ngāi Tahu Whānui invite you to celebrate their past and present, their values, and their vision for the future. Mō Tātou celebrates the distinct and dynamic culture of the South Island's Ngāi Tahu people.
A toast rack made of boar tusks? From the bizarre to the beautiful, from raw metal to treasured possessions, Precious Metals reveals New Zealand’s gold and silver treasures and their fascinating stories.
Create your vision of New Zealand with this new, state-of-the-art interactive – mix it, own it, share it.
Come face-to-face with Te Papa's colossal squid!
Build a squid, and explore the life of one through computer interactives and a 3-D animated movie.
In 1840, it took 7 days to write, and 7 months to sign ... and still the debate continues. Treaty 2 U is an exhibition that tells the story of New Zealand’s founding document: The Treaty of Waitangi.
From Kupe to King Kapisi and
bro’Town, Pacific people are putting Pacific cultures – and New Zealand – on the map. Explore their stories past and present, from the battlefield to the sports field and beyond.
Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation showcases more than 300 impressive artworks – both historical and contemporary – from Te Papa’s collections. Experience the richness and diversity of New Zealand’s artistic heritage.
How was this land turned from forests and wetlands to farms and settlements? Why were thousands of ‘alien’ plants and animals introduced and why did others become extinct? Experience the transformation with Blood, Earth, Fire!
The story of New Zealand’s dramatic landscape and the part that earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the weather play in its shaping.
A taste of New Zealand’s diverse natural environment through a living outdoor display of forest and other plants set in typical landforms.
Te Papa’s Marae (meeting place) – focal point for pōwhiri (welcomes) and many other special events – is an outstanding example of contemporary Māori art.
Beautiful taonga (treasures) and fascinating stories combine to create a stunning picture of Māori, the tangata whenua (original people) of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Explore New Zealand’s diverse range of plants and animals and their living places – mountains, fresh waters, forests, coasts, and the surrounding seas.
Enjoy an evocative journey through a hundred years of New Zealand history in Golden Days - a wonderful junk shop that comes to life.
The remarkable and moving stories of the people who have come to live in New Zealand over the last two hundred years.
An exploration of the Treaty signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Māori – its history and place in New Zealand today.
The new installation by Lisa Reihana called Mai i te aroha, ko te aroha, meaning From love, comes love was commissioned specifically for Te Ara a Hine, internal entrance to Te Papa's Marae.
Te Papa's base isolators
– go underground to see what makes Te Papa a safer place for people and collections when an earthquake strikes.
Outstanding individual exhibits, displayed on their own outside the exhibitions, that show unique or unusual aspects of New Zealand’s identity and history.
This exhibition brings to the surface some mysterious and unique coral specimens from the New Zealand region.