Te Papa is open. Welcome back, Aotearoa. Important information about visiting Te Papa

Kei te tuwhera a Te Papa. Nau mai, hoki mai Aotearoa. He mōhiohio nā Te Papa mō te Kowheori-19

Visiting Te Papa during Alert Level 2Te toronga ki Te Papa i te wā o te Pae Mataara 2

  • A Te Papa Host guided a man and two small children up the stairs to the main foyer of Te Papa
    Welcome back, Aotearoa

    Welcome back, Aotearoa

    A welcome message for visitors from Arapata Hakiwai, Kaihautū and Courtney Johnston, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive.

  • A dispenser for hand sanitiser stands in the entrance foyer of Te Papa
    Important information about visiting Te Papa

    Important information about visiting Te Papa

    What we need you to do, what’s open and what remains closed ... Here is everything you need to know before visiting Te Papa during Alert Level 2.

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    Welcome to Te Papa during Alert Level 2 – New Zealand Sign Language

    Welcome to Te Papa during Alert Level 2 – New Zealand Sign Language

    What you need to know about visiting Te Papa during Alert Level 2, in New Zealand Sign Lanaguage.

  • View of Te Papa building from the side, on a sunny day, showing the green trees of Bush City behind it and people sitting in the marina in front
    Frequently asked questions

    Frequently asked questions

    How many people is Te Papa letting into the building? Why do I need to check in? Is Te Papa collecting Covid-19 items from the public? The answers are here.

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    Exhibitions

    Exhibitions

    Celebrate the culture and history of the Pacific. Explore New Zealand’s dramatic transition from untouched paradise to cultivated land. Immerse yourself in a room of colour. Hear extraordinary stories from young refugees.

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Sāmoan Language WeekVaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa

  • Sāmoan language activity book pages
    Sāmoan language activity book

    Sāmoan language activity book

    Celebrate Sāmoan Language by learning Sāmoan words through simple activities that kids love – word searches, colouring pages, and stories.

    Activity book

  • Siapo mamanu (tapa cloth) 1890s
    Sāmoan Language Week resource

    Sāmoan Language Week resource

    Practise Sāmoan words and phrases, and explore the Sāmoan culture for Sāmoan Language Week.

    Education resource

  • Red pandanus seed pods joined together and shown in two rows on a white background
    ‘O le gagana t ma le gagana k

    ‘O le gagana t ma le gagana k

    Mo le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa 2020, ua fa’atasi mai Le’ausālilō Lupematasila Fata ‘Au’afa Dr. Sadat Muaiava e fa’asoa suiga ‘o le gagana Samoa mai le tausaga e 1906 seia o’o i le tausaga e 2014.

    Te Papa Blog

  • A man with Sāmoan tattoos stands with his arms crossed
    Watch: Sāmoan New Zealanders talk about their tatau (Sāmoan tattoo)

    Watch: Sāmoan New Zealanders talk about their tatau (Sāmoan tattoo)

    Five Sāmoan New Zealanders share what their tatau means to them.

  • A man receiving a Samoan tatoo in Te Papa
    Sāmoan tatau (tattoo) meanings, stories, tools, and history

    Sāmoan tatau (tattoo) meanings, stories, tools, and history

    Pacific curator Sean Mallon and Sāmoan tatau artists Sulu’ape Steve Looney and Tuigamala Andy Tauafiafi talk about the meanings and history of Sāmoan tattooing.

  • Black and white photo of Sāmoan people dressed in white in a wooden church with high arches.
    Jigsaw: Church at Malua

    Jigsaw: Church at Malua

    Church at Malua, late 1890s, Sāmoa, by Thomas Andrew. Te Papa (D.000674)

  • Tapa cloth with a saltire design containing arrows within its stripes. A border around the tapa contains images of leaves
    Measina Sāmoa

    Measina Sāmoa

    From pate (cricket bats) to siapo (tapa cloth), nifo’oti (cane knives) to tanoa fai’ava (kava bowls), explore the taonga of Sāmoa.

    Collections Online

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    Watch: Talking Tatau – Mana Wahine Panel

    Watch: Talking Tatau – Mana Wahine Panel

    Who said tattooing is ‘men’s’ work anyway? Watch a live panel discussion from Te Papa inspired by the stories of women mark makers who are revitalising female tattooing in Aotearoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Sāmoa.

Explore Te Papa at homeToroa Te Papa i te kāinga

  • Painting depicting two yellowhead birds, with vibrant yellow heads and underside plumage and green back and wing plumage, sitting on a mossy log
    Online jigsaw puzzles using our collections

    Online jigsaw puzzles using our collections

    Take a moment or two to relax with online jigsaw puzzles using taonga from our collections.

  • Two people seated look into the camera – one a man in an open shirt with a forest on it and denim jacket, the other a man in makeup wearing a blue shirt with a map of New Zealand on it
    LGBTQI+ histories of Aotearoa New Zealand

    LGBTQI+ histories of Aotearoa New Zealand

    Explore queer objects, artworks, and stories in Te Papa’s collections and discover more about the rich histories of Aotearoa New Zealand’s LGBTQI+ communities and icons – including the AIDS Quilt, Carmen Rupe, and Xena: Warrior Princess.

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    He Paki Taonga i a Māui

    He Paki Taonga i a Māui

    ‘He Paki Taonga i a Māui’ is a series of 18 short films for tamariki aged 7-11, and tells stories about taonga in Te Papa’s collection.

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    Collections Online

    Collections Online

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

    Collections Online

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