• A stylised 'M' over a star background

    Matariki: The Māori New Year

    Matariki is a celebration unique to Aotearoa and a time to come together with friends and whānau. See how to celebrate and learn about the Māori New Year through videos, activities, and articles.

  • Janet Lilo, Top16 (installation view), 2007–18, neon sculpture, benches, whiteboard wall, selfie wall graphic, video. Photograph by Maarten Holl. Te Papa

    Toi Art

    Discover our world of art, featuring Michael Parekowhai, the Pacific Sisters, Lisa Walker, Tiffany Singh, and Janet Lilo alongside the national art collection.

  • =""

    Ko Rongowhakaata: The Story of Light and Shadow

    On now: Explore the land, people, and stories of the Rongowhakaata iwi in a stunning new exhibition.

  • Gallipoli: The scale of our war

    Gallipoli: The scale of our war

    Te Papa has joined forces with Weta Workshop to create an exhibition like no other. Open until 2019. Free entry

  • =""
    Toi Art

    Toi Art

    Discover our world of art, featuring Michael Parekowhai, the Pacific Sisters, Lisa Walker, Tiffany Singh, and Janet Lilo alongside the national art collection.

  • Ladies performing with poi
    Taikura Kapa Haka 2018

    Taikura Kapa Haka 2018

    Enjoy a celebration of haka (dance) and waiata (song), from senior Māori performing artists from around Aotearoa New Zealand.

    Sat 23 Jun – Sun 24 Jun 2018, 10.00am–5.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • =""
    Pacific Aotearoa: Toi Art Family Day

    Pacific Aotearoa: Toi Art Family Day

    Bring the whole whānau to our new art gallery for a day of free activities – art, stories, music, and dance from Aotearoa and the Pacific.

    Sat 30 Jun 2018, 10.30am–4.30pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Puppets in the portrait gallery
    Puppets in the Portrait Gallery

    Puppets in the Portrait Gallery

    Bring your little ones to a series of captivating puppet shows, inspired by portraits in Toi Art.

    Sun 24 Jun – Thu 26 Jul 2018, 10.30am–11.45am

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

More from Te Papa Ētahi kaupapa anō

  • Fossilised bone specimens in a variety of different boxes
    Cigarette packets and chocolate boxes: How we used to store our collections

    Cigarette packets and chocolate boxes: How we used to store our collections

    Would you be surprised to see natural history specimens stored in colourful vintage cigarette packets? Curator Alan Tennyson and conservator Robert Clendon shed light on past museum practice.

    Te Papa Blog

  • Oil painting of lady wearing a hat
    Cigars, gin, and boredom: The strange world of Walter Sickert

    Cigars, gin, and boredom: The strange world of Walter Sickert

    Art Curator Mark Stocker, looks at the remarkable life and personality of artist Walter Sickert, and focuses on one of his famous etchings Ennui (1915).

    Te Papa Blog

  • =""
    Māori kakahu (cloaks): When is a korowai not a korowai?

    Māori kakahu (cloaks): When is a korowai not a korowai?

    There have been many conversations circulating in the media about Jacinda Ardern wearing a kakahu (cloak) at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Kaitiaki Māori Collection Manager Mark Sykes explains the differences between kahu huruhuru, kahu kiwi, kahu kuri, and korowai.

  • Amokura Gallery - Dance Floor
    Venues

    Venues

    Situated on Wellington’s waterfront, Te Papa has multiple conference, convention, and meeting spaces. We can offer dedicated Function Coordinators, quality catering, and AV equipment. Weddings and school balls are also available.

Discover the collections Tūhuratia ngā kohinga

  • Photograph of Ākenehi Pātoka in the 1870s
    Te ao Māori: The synergy between women and the land

    Te ao Māori: The synergy between women and the land

    'If we are to discuss the importance of wāhine, we are also discussing the importance of whenua.' Iwi development manager Migoto Eria looks at the synergy between women and the land.

  • Knitted dolls
    The Topp Twins and the dolls

    The Topp Twins and the dolls

    These miniature works of knitted art hail from Invercargill, and might just be the ultimate Kiwiana tribute to two of New Zealand's most popular characters – Camp Mother and Camp Leader, the creations of Lynda and Jools Topp – the Topp Twins.

  • Illustration of a tattooed Māori chief 1784
    Tā moko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings

    Tā moko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings

    Discover the history and practice of tā moko, and find out why the lines of a moko carved in skin represent much more than a tattoo.

  • A man works on one of the giant model's faces.
    Behind the scenes of Gallipoli

    Behind the scenes of Gallipoli

    Watch as Weta Workshop and Te Papa combine the worlds of movies, model-making, and museums to create an exhibition like no other.

  • =""
    Collections Online

    Collections Online

    Browse 800,000 artworks, taonga, photographs, collection objects, and botanical and zoological specimens from Te Papa’s collections.

    Collections Online

  • Feather Hawaiian war god
    Highlights from the Pacific Cultures Collection

    Highlights from the Pacific Cultures Collection

    The Pacific Collection has been shaped by changing institutional and curatorial priorities. The nucleus of the collection is a small but important group of items acquired by the Colonial Museum in the 19th century.

    Collections Online

  • =""
    Art and Photography at Te Papa

    Art and Photography at Te Papa

    Browse our online collection of watercolours, drawings, photographs, and sculptures, spanning landscapes, portraits, and abstract pieces from New Zealand and around the world.

    Collections Online

  • Burton Brothers studio moa skull
    Natural Environment at Te Papa

    Natural Environment at Te Papa

    With more than one million collection lots, this is the largest, most comprehensive collection of New Zealand fauna and flora, with most major taxonomic groups of plants and animals in our biota represented.

    Collections Online

Get involved Whakaeke mai