Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Open daily 10am – 6pm (except Christmas Day)
- Visit VisitBackVisit
- Plan your visit Whakaritea tō toronga
- What's on E aha ana
- Events Ngā kaupapa motuhake
- Exhibitions
- Coming soon: Art at Te Papa
- Rugby Legends: The Spirit of the Black Jersey Rugby Legends: The Spirit of the Black Jersey
- The Te Pahi Medal: Forged in Friendship
- Peter Snell: Medal-Winning Magic
- Gallipoli: The scale of our war Gallipoli: The scale of our war
- Gallipoli: The scale of our war exhibition information
- Early bird Gallipoli entry Early bird Gallipoli entry
- Behind the scenes of Gallipoli
- Gallipoli teaching resources and school visits
- Explore Gallipoli: The scale of our war online
- Share your thoughts on the exhibition
- Te Papa Store: WW1
- World War 1 blogs
- World War I collections
- Blood Earth Fire
- Mountains to Sea
- Treaty of Waitangi: Signs of a nation
- Britten Bike
- Passports
- Te Marae
- Mana Whenua
- Golden Days
- The Mixing Room: Stories from young refugees in New Zealand
- Awesome Forces
- Quake Braker
- Tangata o le Moana: The story of Pacific people in New Zealand
- Featured exhibits
- Bush City
- The Colossal Squid The Colossal Squid
- Events Ngā kaupapa motuhake
- Book tickets Whakarite tīketi
- Kids and families Mā te whānau
- Venues Te Papa huinga tāngata
All you need to know about visiting us
Te Papa is open from 10am–6pm (except Christmas Day). Find out more about visiting, and what there is to see and do.
- Plan your visit Whakaritea tō toronga
- Discover the collections Tūhuratia ngā kohingaBackDiscover the collections
- Collections Online
- Te Papa Blog
- Arts Te Papa
- Te Papa Channel
- Explore
- Eric Lee-Johnson's night sky photography
- Quiz: How well do you know your New Zealand birds? Quiz: How well do you know your New Zealand birds?
- 10 things you might not know about Te Papa 10 things you might not know about Te Papa
- How big is a sunfish?
- Quiz: Guess the bug
- Quiz: What type of rainbow are you?
- Watch: The 'Ka Mate' Haka performed by Ngāti Toa Rangatira
- Crown Lynn pottery: A Kiwi icon
- TEAL Posters – Air New Zealand’s Early Days
- The genius of bugs Discover the genius of bugs
- Quiz: Which Te Papa object are you?
- Quiz: Guess the decade
- Your art drawings curated
- Samoan tatau (tattoo) meanings, stories, tools, and history
- Your bug questions answered
- Watch: Rediscovering the 'extinct' takahē in 1948
- Watch: art curator Mark Stocker shows how to use museum quake wax
- Halting the jolts: How Te Papa resists earthquakes
- The photographs of Marti Friedlander (1928—2016)
- Filming the elusive kiwi in the 1940s Filming the elusive kiwi in the 1940s
- Quiz: How well do you know Aotearoa New Zealand? Quiz: How well do you know Aotearoa New Zealand?
- Watch: Do albatrosses have personalities?
- Watch: Painting conservation: Petrus van der Velden’s Marken funeral barge
- Watch: the story of Phar Lap and his skeleton
- Gifts for fathers through the years
- Kupe Sites: A photographic journey Kupe Sites: A photographic journey
- On and off the field: Rugby and photography
- On and off the pitch: Cricket and photography
- New Zealanders and the British suffrage movement
- Canterbury Earthquake Collection
- Golden days – summer in the ’50s and ’60s
- Quiz: How well do you know Oamaru? Quiz: How well do you know Oamaru?
Explore
Browse New Zealand's rich history through pictures, videos, and articles.
- Learn AkoBackLearn
- For educators Mā te pouako
- Planning an education visit
- Contact our Education Team
- Education visits Ngā toronga ako
- Hīnātore | Learning Lab school programmes Hīnātore | Learning Lab school programmes: years 3–13
- Early childhood programmes Ngā hōtaka ako tamariki nohinohi
- Primary programmes Kaupapa kura tuatahi
- Matariki and the Maramataka – primary education visit Matariki – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Gallipoli: The scale of our war – primary education visit Karipori: Te pakanga nui – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Awesome Forces – primary education visit Ngā Au Kukume – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Explore Te Papa – primary education visit Tūhuratia Te Papa – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Pōwhiri Experience – primary education visit
- Pacific Arts – primary education visit Toi Moana – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Māori Arts – primary education visit Toi Māori – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Invertebrates: You spineless things! – primary education visit Te Aitanga-a-Pepeke – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Explore Te Papa's wharenui – primary education visit Tūhuratia Te Hono-ki-Hawaiki – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Arrivals – primary education visit Waewae Tapu – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Unique New Zealand – primary education visit Aotearoa Motuhake – he toronga kura tuatahi
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Our Treaty – primary education visit
- Secondary programmes Kaupapa kura tuarua
- Gallipoli: The scale of our war – secondary education visit Karipori: Te pakanga nui – he toronga kura tuarua
- Awesome Forces – secondary education visit Ngā Au Kukume – he toronga kura tuarua
- Explore Te Papa – secondary education visit Tūhuratia Te Papa – he toronga kura tuarua
- Pōwhiri Experience – secondary education visit
- Unique New Zealand – secondary education visit Aotearoa Motuhake
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Our Treaty – secondary education visit
- Painting store tours
- Self-guided education visits
- Teaching resources
- The Venice Biennale
- Venice Biennale and Lisa Reihana learning resource
- New Zealand at the Venice Biennale
- ‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’
- Introducing ‘Lisa Reihana: Emissaries’
- Explore ‘in Pursuit of Venus [infected]’ in detail
- Joseph Dufour’s wallpaper
- Watch: Interviews with Lisa Reihana
- The taonga within 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'
- Contemporary artists revisiting history
- Watch: Pacific and Māori curators reflect on Lisa Reihana's 'in Pursuit of Venus [infected]'
- 'Lisa Reihana: Wog Features'
- Matariki classroom resources
- Maramataka: The Māori calendar learning resource
- Māori culture topic resources
- It’s a Bug’s Life science resource for ECE and Primary
- Tongan Language Week resource Tongan Language Week resource
- Cook Islands Language Week resource Cook Islands Language Week resource
- Sāmoan Language week classroom resource
- World War I teaching resource
- Awesome Forces teaching resource
- Spiders of New Zealand teaching resource
- Art study cards
- Art in Context teaching resource
- Visual language teaching resource
- Experiments with light teaching resource
- Tyrannosaurs teaching resource
- Colossal squid teaching resource
- Tales from Te Papa
- New Zealand Birds Online
- Te Papa Channel
- The Venice Biennale
- Video chat with our experts
- Professional development and educator events
- For museums and galleries Mō ngā muhiama me ngā whare toi
- Research Rangahau
- Our research areas Rangahau
- Research publications
- Tuhinga: our research journal Tuhinga: te moheni rangahau a Te Papa
- Tuhinga 27, 2016
- Past Tuhinga issues
- Tuhinga 26, 2015
- Tuhinga 25, 2014
- Tuhinga 24, 2013
- Tuhinga 23, 2012
- Tuhinga 22, 2011
- Tuhinga 21, 2010
- Tuhinga 20, 2009
- Tuhinga 19, 2008
- Tuhinga 18, 2007
- Tuhinga 17, 2006
- Tuhinga 16, 2005
- Tuhinga 15, 2004
- Tuhinga 14, 2003
- Tuhinga 13, 2002
- Tuhinga 12, 2001
- Tuhinga 11, 2000
- Tuhinga 10, 1998
- Tuhinga 9, 1996
- Tuhinga 8, 1996
- Tuhinga 7, 1996
- Tuhinga 6, 1996
- Tuhinga 5, 1996
- Tuhinga 4, 1995
- Tuhinga 3, 1995
- Tuhinga 2, 1995
- Tuhinga 1, 1995
- Index of Tuhinga issues
- Tuhinga: Information for authors
- Natural environment publications
- History publications
- Tuhinga: our research journal Tuhinga: te moheni rangahau a Te Papa
- Our curators
- Research visits and collections access
- Hīnātore | Learning Lab Hīnātore | Learning Lab
- Holiday Learning Programme Holiday Learning Programme
- Holiday Learning Programme: Maker Day
- Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Claymation
- Holiday Learning Programme: Flying Machines
- Holiday Learning Programme: Game-Making
- Holiday Learning Programme: Music-Making
- Holiday Learning Programme: Smart Art – Claymation
- Holiday Learning Programme: Game-Making
- Holiday Learning Programme: Music-Making
- Holiday Learning Programme: Maker Day
- Holiday Learning Programme: Flying Machines
- What is the Hīnātore Learning Lab? What is the Hīnātore Learning Lab?
- Hīnātore Learning Lab school programmes: years 3–13
- Artist Gwil takes over Hīnātore | Learning Lab’s wall
- Holiday Learning Programme Holiday Learning Programme
- Guides to caring for objects Tiaki Kohinga, Tiaki Taonga
- How to care for textiles and kākahu (Māori cloaks) Tiakitanga o te Kahu Āku
- How to care for photographs
- How to care for wooden objects and taonga Māori
- How to care for paintings How to care for paintings
- How to care for paper and books
- How to care for metal, glass, and stone Tiakitanga o te maitai, o te kōata, o te toka
- Matariki: The Māori New Year Matariki: Te Tau Hou Māori
Learn, teach, research
If you’re an educator, a museum professional, a researcher, or a curious mind, our wealth of information, resources and educational opportunities will help you learn and teach.
- For educators Mā te pouako
- About Mo matouBackAbout
- Contact us Whakapā mai
- News He pānui
- What our art collection gets up to late at night
- Rongowhakaata welcomed as iwi in residence
- Genius of Bugs nominated for New Zealand book award
- Building an art gallery inside a museum: Construction begins
- Emotional pōwhiri marks the return of ancestral remains
- Whales exhibition opens in Texas
- Pounamu exhibition opens in Paris
- Moriori and Māori remains repatriated from Germany
- Māori ancestral remains return to New Zealand
- We're joining forces with Circa to create a new cultural precinct
- You can now eat our Colossal Squid thanks to Giapo Ice Cream
- Peter Snell: ‘I love this country, and this is proof of it’
- Gallipoli turns two
- Last days to see Bug Lab
- Sir Peter Snell gifts his medals and shoe to the nation
- Mahuki takes innovation on the road
- This week is your last chance to help name a new species
- Bringing down the Tiger Moth
- Geraint Martin named new CE
- A new bird for New Zealand – laughing gull
- Te Papa hosts workshop on egg-shaped burial pods
- Te Papa’s fish and spirit collections closed for quake work
- We’re getting ready for a new art space
- What we do What we do
- The collections The collections
- Repatriation Karanga Aotearoa
- The Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme The Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme
- The repatriation of Māori and Moriori remains The repatriation of Māori and Moriori remains
- International repatriation Te whakahoki tūpuna mai i rāwāhi
- Domestic repatriation Te whakahoki tūpuna ki ngā uri
- Repatriation team Te Hunga Whakahoki
- Repatriation Advisory Panel Te Rōpū Tohutohu
- Regional/ Local Meetings Hui ā-rohe: Regional meetings
- Touring exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga poi haere
- Kura Pounamu
- Bug Lab Bug Lab
- Whales | Tohorā
- Buller’s Birds: The art of Keulemans and Buchanan
- Kupe Sites
- Brian Brake: Lens on China and Japan
- Kuia Mau Moko: Photographs by Marti Friedlander
- Past touring exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga tāpoi
- 1998– 2002 past touring exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga tāpoi 1998–2002
- Gordon Walters: Koru
- 2003– 2007 past touring exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga tāpoi 2003–2007
- Unpacked: Treasures from Te Papa
- 2008–2012 past touring exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga tāpoi 2008–2012
- 2013–2015 past touring exhibitions Ngā whakaaturanga tāpoi 2013–2015
- Past exhibitions Past exhibitions
- 2017 past exhibitions 2017 past exhibitions
- Bug Lab Bug Lab
- Whiti Te Rā! The story of Ngāti Toa Rangatira
- Tiger Moth
- Simon Denny: Secret Power
- Simon Denny: Secret Power exhibition
- Watch: Installing Simon Denny's Secret Power at Te Papa
- Watch: Simon Denny's guide to Secret Power at Te Papa
- Watch: Simon Denny talks Terminator and the irony of artificial intelligence
- Watch: Simon Denny on David Darchicourt, in-house artist of the NSA.
- Watch: Simon Denny on magic, manipulation, and mind games
- Watch: Simon Denny on the most important visual documents of our age
- European Splendour 1500–1800 European Splendour 1500–1800
- European Splendour 1500–1800 exhibition European Splendour 1500–1800 exhibition
- A Children’s Guide to Splendour
- Watch: Preparing Splendour, behind the scenes in Te Papa's textiles vault
- Blog: Bring on the bum roll – Dressing for Splendour
- Conserving and dressing 18th century splendour
- Blog: The power of lace – making European Splendour 1500-1800
- You Called Me What?! 150 years of scientific discovery at Te Papa
- Māori minimalism and international influence Māori minimalism and international influence
- Alexis Hunter: The model’s revenge Alexis Hunter: The model’s revenge
- Slice of Heaven: 20th century Aotearoa
- Adorned Adorned
- The Anzac Print Portfolio
- New Visions, New Zealand New Visions, New Zealand
- Filmic imaginaries: Jacqueline Fraser and Tracey Moffatt
- Matt Pine: Placement Projects revisited
- Framing the View Framing the View
- Open Home: Contemporary New Zealand artists explore home life Open Home: Contemporary New Zealand artists explore home life
- The Gallery of Helen Hitchings The Gallery of Helen Hitchings
- John Parker: Handmade Precision John Parker: Handmade Precision
- Bug Lab Bug Lab
- 2016 past exhibitions 2016 past exhibitions
- 2015 past exhibitions
- 2014 past exhibitions
- 2013 past exhibitions
- 2012 past exhibitions
- 2011 past exhibitions
- 2010 past exhibitions
- 2009 past exhibitions
- 2008 past exhibitions
- 2007 past exhibitions
- 2006 past exhibitions
- 2005 past exhibitions
- 2004 past exhibitions
- 2003 past exhibitions
- 1998-2002 past exhibitions
- 2017 past exhibitions 2017 past exhibitions
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- Te Papa Press
- Art books
- History books
- Taonga Māori books
- Pacific cultures books
- Natural history
- The Fishes of New Zealand
- Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The Complete Work of JG Keulemans (New Edition)
- Whales and Dolphins of Aotearoa New Zealand
- The Essential Audrey Eagle: Botanical Art of New Zealand
- New Zealand Seaweeds: An Illustrated Guide
- Awesome Forces: The Natural Hazards that Threaten New Zealand
- Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand
- Eagle’s Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand
- Identification of Seabirds of the Southern Ocean
- Children's titles
- Books about Te Papa
- Stationery and calendars
- Past books
- Aztecs: Conquest and Glory
- Game Masters
- High Country New Zealand: The Land, the People, the Seasons
- Whatu Kākahu: Māori Cloaks
- The Wedding Dress: 300 Years of Bridal Fashions
- Pacific Art in Detail
- E Tū Ake: Māori Standing Strong
- Taonga Māori in the British Museum
- Tatau: Samoan Tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture
- New Zealand Art: From Cook to Contemporary
- Tivaivai: The Social Fabric of the Cook Islands
- Art at Te Papa
- Toi Ora: Ancestral Māori Treasures
- Rita Angus: Life & Vision (exhibition catalogue)
- Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life
- Taiāwhio: Conversations with Contemporary Māori Artists
- Extinct Birds of New Zealand
- Icons series
- Pacific Encounters: Art & Divinity in Polynesia 1760-1860
- Elsdon Best titles
- Pōhutukawa & Rātā: New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees
- Toss Woollaston: A Life in Letters
- Judy Darragh: So...You Made It?
- Icons Ngā Taonga
- Pacific Art Niu Sila: The Pacific Dimension of Contemporary New Zealand Arts
- Taiāwhio II : Contemporary Māori Artists, 18 New Conversations
- Sage tea: an autobiography
- Speaking in Colour: Conversations with artists of Pacific Island heritage
- Taonga Māori: A Spiritual Journey Expressed Through Māori Art
- Our authors
- Contact Te Papa Press Whakapā mai
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- 2017 News and media releases
- Rongowhakaata welcomed as Te Papa iwi in residence
- Te Papa Press’ The Genius of Bugs nominated for New Zealand book award
- Construction starts on new gallery at Te Papa
- Celebrate the spirit of the black jersey at Te Papa
- Moriori and Māori ancestors offered dignity and respect
- Sacred remains return from England
- Te Papa pounamu exhibition opens in the heart of Paris
- Te Pahi medal on display at Te Papa
- Help New Zealand share its sporting history with the world
- Moriori and Māori remains return from Germany
- Matariki Rising celebrations for the whole whānau
- Sacred Māori remains return from Sweden
- Te Papa signs Memorandum Of Understanding with Circa Theatre
- Mk Haley to ignite imagination through talks at Te Papa
- Emotional pōwhiri as Te Papa welcomes Sir Peter Snell
- Te Papa’s Gallipoli exhibition enthrals young and old
- Te Papa’s blockbuster exhibition Bug Lab a huge summer success
- Sir Peter Snell to make golden donation to the nation
- Learn and play at Te Papa during the school holidays
- Te Papa’s Mahuki seeking next generation ideas for the culture sector
- Explore virtual realities in Te Papa Talks event this weekend
- Geraint Martin appointed as Te Papa Chief Executive
- New ways of learning at Te Papa using cutting-edge technology
- Italian burial concept, Capsula Mundi, transforms traditional cemeteries into forests
- Last chance to see Ngāti Toa Rangatira taonga and stories of Wellington at Te Papa
- NZ’s top drone racers bring thrills and spills to Te Papa
- 2016 News and media releases
- Last chance to see old favourites at Te Papa
- Te Papa Annual Report details a record year
- Te Papa Board pays tribute to Chief Executive Rick Ellis
- Gift of works by Dali, Warhol, Miro and Pollock launches Te Papa Foundation in style
- Samsung Electronics partners with Te Papa’s Bug Lab
- Te Papa’s Mahuki teams showcase the future of innovation in the culture sector
- Te Papa and Weta Workshop open blockbuster science exhibition Bug Lab
- Spectacular new art space for Te Papa
- New children’s books from Te Papa Press reveal Genius of Bugs
- Te Papa open after earthquake
- Te Papa will be closed on Christmas Day
- The Fishes of New Zealand wins prestigious international award
- Te Papa shows world-acclaimed Secret Power artworks for the first time in New Zealand
- Power and luxury on show in Te Papa’s new art season
- Rare suffragette medal goes on display at Te Papa
- Te Papa and Weta Workshop bring blockbuster Bug Lab to Wellington this summer
- Te Papa open again from Saturday 20 August after sprinkler activation
- Te Papa remains closed after sprinkler activation
- Te Papa announces Mahuki innovation teams
- Wellington City Council supports Te Papa’s innovation incubator
- New Māori meeting house book captures history and heartache
- Te Papa Press forms partnership with Massey University Press
- Vibrant Gold for Gallipoli: The scale of our war
- Singlet withdrawn from sale
- Te Papa buys panoramic pageant of Cook’s Pacific voyages
- Te Papa hosts biggest Kaumātua Kapa Haka yet
- Rangatahi ready to rock at Te Papa this Matariki
- Te Papa to welcome Māori and Moriori remains from Smithsonian Institution
- Matariki events to feed the soul this winter
- Te Papa’s free resources help children learn about Matariki
- New Zealand and Guam collect Guam heritage together
- Te Papa marks a record year for Gallipoli: The scale of our war
- Te Papa innovation hub reaches for the stars
- ‘Soldiers’ Church’ Artworks arrive at Te Papa in time for ANZAC Day
- Te Papa secures rare suffragette medal
- Te Papa to return treasures gifted to Captain Cook to Hawai'i
- Te Papa welcomes Dr Charles Royal to new leadership role
- 2015 News and media releases
- Magic of DreamWorks Animation lands at Te Papa
- Te Papa celebrates 150 years of New Zealand’s national museum
- From ancient taonga to virtual reality: iwi innovation in heritage preservation
- Te Papa bids farewell to Claire Murdoch
- Te Papa celebrates a record-breaking year
- Photography focus in Te Papa’s new art season
- Te Papa brings colonial masterpiece home to New Zealand
- Te Papa to change opening hours in response to visitor trends
- Friends of Te Papa purchase Picasso Picador jug
- International human rights museum experts meeting at Te Papa
- Te Papa to acquire Simon Denny “Secret Power” works from Venice Biennale
- Te Papa one of Lonely Planet’s top 500 places on the planet
- Behind the Scenes Magic of DreamWorks Animation to Shine at Te Papa this Summer
- Te Papa’s Air New Zealand exhibition prepares to take flight
- Te Papa celebrates Wellington's 150th birthday
- Century old WWI waiata stars of Kapa Haka festival
- Hip Hop connecting generations at Te Papa this Matariki
- Musical Matariki stars set to light up Te Papa
- Tauranga Art Gallery to showcase illustrations from Te Papa’s Buller’s Birds
- Te Papa Press to continue publishing
- Exhibit uncovers the contraceptive collection of Dame Margaret Sparrow
- Remains of mummified Tainui child to return home after 100 years
- Immersive digital experience complements Gallipoli exhibition
- Thanks for the happy memories Air New Zealand
- Te Papa unpacks new art treasures at Whangarei Art Museum
- Te Papa seeks musical Matariki stars
- Te Papa and Weta Workshop open ground-breaking Gallipoli exhibition
- The Art of Love: Frenchman's surprise proposal at Te Papa
- Bringing the faces of Māori ancestors to light at Te Papa
- Te Papa’s new art season opens the glory box
- Second Building Gallipoli video introduces New Zealanders featured in upcoming exhibition
- Te Papa Press celebrates a string of successes
- Te Papa brings Kupe exhibition to Hawkes Bay
- First ever book sale at Te Papa Press
- Te Papa brings Brian Brake photographs to Hastings
- Remember exhibit unveiled for fourth anniversary of Christchurch earthquake
- ROARsome turnout for Te Papa’s Tyrannosaurs
- Te Papa marks 175th anniversary of signing of Treaty of Waitangi
- New exhibition showcases Te Papa’s recent scientific discoveries
- 2014 News and media releases
- Air New Zealand unveils Te Papa exhibition celebrating 75 years of flying
- West Auckland gallery to conclude Te Papa’s touring exhibition Black Rainbow
- Come take a selfie with The Hobbit’s Azog™ the Defiler
- Largest repatriation of ancestral remains in New Zealand's history announced
- Art from Te Papa’s collection to feature in Waikato Museum exhibition
- Annual report shows Te Papa in sound shape for busy 2015
- Te Papa appoints new Chief Executive
- Tukutuku panels ready to go to the United Nations in New York
- Te Papa to showcase unique story of Shrek the sheep
- Te Papa Pays Tribute to a Pioneering Art Scholar and Valued Mentor
- Te Papa reinforces its commitment to science
- Tyrannosaurs surprise and delight in Te Papa’s newest exhibition
- Date Set for Scientists to Examine Colossal Squid
- Te Papa Press congratulates author Jill Trevelyan on top book award
- Whiti Te Rā! The Story of Ngāti Toa Rangatira opens at Te Papa
- Te Papa's leading art scholar receives royal recognition
- Extraordinary life story from Te Papa Press nominated for top award
- Te Papa to display extraordinary New Zealand artworks destined for the United Nations
- New Zealand Birds Online: A year on, our favourite bird revealed?
- Free events for the whole whānau at Matariki Wellington 2014! 1 June – 26 July 2014.
- Te Papa and Human Rights Commission partner to promote human rights
- Free Access to 30,000 High-Resolution Images from Te Papa’s digital collections
- Queen's Birthday honour for Te Papa's leading art scholar
- Te Papa Chief Executive to become Special Adviser on Military Heritage
- Te Papa and Auckland Museum work together to return Te Pahi Medal to New Zealand
- Extraordinary Exhibitions Showcase China at Te Papa
- Te Papa ceremony to mark success of Tainui exhibition
- The Treaty Debates Series 2014: Water is our business
- 2013 News and media releases
- Football fever catches on at Te Papa
- Rare and precious Aztec objects on show in New Zealand for the first time
- National centre for collections, learning and touring proposed for Auckland
- Te Papa’s Board takes action to protect national collections
- The ‘evolution’ of WOW® goes on show at Te Papa
- Te Papa appoints Arapata Hakiwai to Kaihautū role
- DNA analysis of a horseracing legend
- Māori feather cloak (Kahu huruhuru) welcomed at Te Papa
- Whales: Giants of the Deep exhibition centre stage in New York
- 2012 News and media releases
- Te Papa celebrates New Zealand rugby
- Game Masters opens
- Gingerbread housing boom
- Māori ancestral remains return from Canada and USA
- Chairman Mao's Feather Cloak (Kahu Huruhuru)
- Two New Zealand games included in Game Masters at Te Papa
- Te Papa Purchases Iconic Artworks at the Paris Family Auction
- Ancestral remains to be returned from Australia
- Uniformity: Cracking the dress code
- Contemporary New Zealand art heading to Shanghai
- McCahon Painting Gifted to Te Papa
- Te Papa's plan for art takes shape
- National Book Awards Announced
- Ceramics, glass and metalwork in new exhibition at Te Papa
- Red Piano and Bronze Bulls coming to Wellington
- Te Papa strengthens its commitment to art
- A tribute to the art of Māori cloak weaving
- People of Aotearoa New Zealand are invited to celebrate Matariki at Te Papa
- New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt Welcomed into National Collection
- Supporting Young Musicians for New Zealand Music Month
- Age no barrier to performing at New Zealand Post Kaumātua Kapa Haka
- Anzac Commemorations at Te Papa
- Te Papa Honours 40 years of New Zealand/Chinese Diplomacy 新西兰国家博物馆庆祝新西兰与中国建交40周年
- Te Papa launches Save our Services campaign
- Te Papa Demonstrates Impressive Return on Council Investment
- The Journey of Tino Rangatiratanga Heads to Mexico
- Coolest little capital's Top 40 Museum
- Busy week of final touches heralds return of kiwi treasures
- Canada Welcomes Whales Tohorā
- Collecting Contemporary: Building the National Art Collection
- Storm (Petrel) in a Teacup
- 2011 News and media releases
- Remembering Artist Don Driver at Te Papa
- Continuing the legacy of Colin McCahon at Te Papa
- Te Papa Welcomes Venice Biennale Piano to Collection
- Solar Challenge Comes to Te Papa
- Forum At Te Papa: Voting System Referendum
- Phar Lap preparing to go back on display
- Scientists film hagfish anti-shark slime weapon
- Thousands share the story of Ka Mate at Te Papa
- Auction for Christchurch
- Ka Mate - The Exhibition
- Tainui children create art for display in Te Papa
- Te Papa begins consultation on its proposed vision and strategy for the future
- Scholarly research now available online
- A Unique Chapter in New Zealand's Fashion History, New Zealand in Vogue
- Oceania: An Unprecedented Glimpse into the Soul of the Pacific
- Celebrate Māori New Year with the Matariki Festival at Te Papa, 9 June – 26 June 2011
- New contemporary art exhibition to open at Te Papa
- First repatriation of Māori remains from Rouen Museum, France
- International Museums Day 18 May 2011
- Experience Te Papa's New Touring Māori Exhibition
- Treaty Debates 2011 at Te Papa - New Challenges going forward
- 2017 News and media releases
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