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Te Papa Tongarewa

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Media sales and licensing Te hohoko papāho me te manatā

License images or footage from Te Papa’s vast collections, or request access to films or photographs at the museum.

Photo of Lake Pukaki, with mirror-like water, and a view or Aoraki Mt Cook in the distance

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Andrew Stewart at work in the Fishes lab, 2015. Te Papa

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License our captivating video footage, stock shots, and animations.

Filming at the Oddooki exhibition. Photograph by Julie-Ann Larsen. Oddooki, 2008, Auckland, by Seung Yul Oh. Purchased 2009. Te Papa (2009-0025-1/1 to 5)

Commercial photography and filming

Find out what constitutes commercial use of photos and footage taken at Te Papa.

White Terrace, New Zealand, by Burton Brothers studio, Alfred Burton. Te Papa (C.010633)

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Brian Brake, New Zealand, by Brian Brake. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa (CT.056017)

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Movie camera with case, 1928, Germany, by Agfa. Purchased 1999 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (GH007814)

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