What's on 

Find out more about our current exhibitions and events for both adults and kids. Use our events calendar to see what’s on over the next 7 days.

Exhibitions

  • Tai timu, tai pari, Tainui: Journey of a people

    Tai timu, tai pari, Tainui: Journey of a people tells the epic story of Tainui – New Zealand’s largest tribal grouping.
    Long term exhibition

  • Collecting Contemporary

    Collecting Contemporary presents a wide variety of New Zealand art and objects acquired by Te Papa between 2006 and the present.
    9 June 2011 – 29 June 2012

  • OurSpace

    Te Papa's spectacular multimedia experience. Free entry, charges apply for the OurSpace rides.
    Long-term exhibition

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Events

  • May Music Month

    Join industry legends for a series of hands-on workshops and see the future of NZ music with performances by youth bands.

  • Matariki Festival 2012

    Celebrate Māori New Year at Te Papa with a 25-day Matariki Festival programme.

  • The Transit of Venus Lecture Series, Paradise Regained

    Supported by HP
    Join some of the nation’s most important thinkers for a lecture series marking nearly 250 years since James Cook witnessed the transit of Venus at Tahiti.
    In association with the Royal Society of New Zealand and Radio New Zealand.

  • Visiting with Kids? Kahu the Kea

    Learn about New Zealand's only alpine parrot with our costume character, Kahu the Kea!

  • Events calendar

    Find the events that will be on when you come to Te Papa.

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The Colossal Squid

The Colossal Squid

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.
Until August 2013



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