Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Tokelau Language Week

Celebrate Tokelau Language Week | Te vaiaho o te gagana Tokelau (Sun 24 – Sat 30 Oct) with Andrew Matautia’s stunning photos of the atolls taken in 2017, capturing life on the ground and from above, as well as our activity book featuring plenty of puzzles to capture your imagination, read about our co-collecting project with the Tokelau community, and more.

Surrealist Art | He Toi Pohewa: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Closing soon! Enter the marvellous world of surrealism. See extraordinary artworks by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Marcel Duchamp, Leonora Carrington, Man Ray, and more. Astonishing, surprising, and only at Te Papa. 12 Jun – 31 Oct 2021

Ko Rongowhakaata: Ruku i te Pō, Ruku i te Ao | The Story of Light and Shadow

This week we celebrate the fourth anniversary of this powerful exhibition. Take the opportunity to experience awe-inspiring Rongowhakaata taonga before it closes in 2022.

Te Papa at home

Jigsaw puzzles, activity books, hundreds of hours of videos covering Aotearoa New Zealand’s vast history, quizzes, hubs on specialist topics, whānau challenges, and inspiration points to keep you active at home.

Chiharu Shiota: The web of time

Enter a vision of the universe. The web of time, an installation by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota, creates the vision of a night sky studded with constellations of numbers. On display now.

Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War

This ground-breaking exhibition tells the story of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I through the eyes and words of eight ordinary New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances.