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    Opening Party: Asian Aotearoa Arts Hui

    Opening Party: Asian Aotearoa Arts Hui

    Join us for a festive evening of conversation and entertainment that celebrates Aotearoa’s rich Asian arts and culture – dance, talk, sing. Free event, all welcome!

    Fri 21 Sep 2018, 6.45pm–10.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • Ballet dances on stage
    Royal New Zealand Ballet at Te Papa

    Royal New Zealand Ballet at Te Papa

    Join the RNZB for a day – watch the dancers warm up in company class, see a working rehearsal, and come to kids’ dance workshops.

    Sat 29 Sep 2018, 10.00am–5.00pm

    Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

  • A shiny colourful artwork featuring a metal dinosaur
    Curious Creatures & Marvellous Monsters

    Curious Creatures & Marvellous Monsters

    An art exhibition for kids that explores the magical, monstrous and imagined creatures drawn from the depths of Te Papa’s art collection.

    On now
    18 Aug – 4 Nov 2018

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

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    Gallipoli: The scale of our war

    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.

    On now
    April 2015 – April 2019

    Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

More from Te Papa Ētahi kaupapa anō

  • Te Hau ki Tūranga
    Rukupō Talks

    Rukupō Talks

    You are warmly invited to a series of kōrero about the wharenui Te Hau ki Tūranga and its influential carver, Raharuhi Rukupō. Te Hau ki Tūranga, now at Te Papa, is returning home to Rongowhakaata iwi after 150 years.

  • Megalodon tooth and great white shark tooth held in hand
    Blog

    Blog

    Discover behind-the-scenes stories from Te Papa’s experts, including curators, scientists, historians, collection managers, and educators.

    Te Papa Blog

  • Toy horse
    Collections Online

    Collections Online

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

    Collections Online

  • Equipment Services
    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 a colossal squid
    Colossal squid

    Colossal squid

    All you’d want to know about the colossal squid. Currently not on display but back in 2019 with the opening of our new nature zone.

  • 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.

  • Autumn Splendour dinner set by Crown Lynn
    Crown Lynn pottery: A Kiwi icon

    Crown Lynn pottery: A Kiwi icon

    A series of articles looking at the social and cultural impact of a one-time 'essential industry' and familiar presence in almost all New Zealand homes.

  • 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.

  • Te reo Māori activity book
    Te reo Māori activity book

    Te reo Māori activity book

    Celebrate Māori language by learning Māori words and phrases through simple activities that kids love – word searches, colouring pages, and stories.

    Education resource

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    Quiz: How well do you know your New Zealand birds?

    Quiz: How well do you know your New Zealand birds?

    Do you know the difference between a hihi and a huia? Or how many species of kiwi there are in NZ? Put your native bird knowledge to the test.

  • A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench overlooking Lake Wakatipu, he wears a hat and is reading a book
    Burton Brothers Studio photographs

    Burton Brothers Studio photographs

    Browse through over five thousand historical photographs by Burton Brothers studio. From Dunedin to Samoa,

    Collections Online

  • Siapo mamanu (tapa cloth) from Samoa in a geometric design
    Bark cloth of Polynesian Islands

    Bark cloth of Polynesian Islands

    See over 100 tapa cloth designs from Polynesia on Collections Online.

    Collections Online

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