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Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Te Papa’s summer exhibition Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa opens to the public on Saturday 18 December, bringing together more than 70 works by one of Aotearoa’s most iconic 20th-century artists, Rita Angus (1908-1970).
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Wed 24 Nov 2021
Eight students from Taita College have created an advertising campaign promoting Te Papa’s Collections Online.
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Mon 22 Nov 2021
Te Papa will require its visitors be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Wed 17 Nov 2021
Te Papa’s summer exhibition Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa opens to the public on Saturday 18 December and runs until 25 April 2022.
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Mon 15 Nov 2021
Two books have won Te Papa Press authors and their collaborators accolades from the prestigious Whitley Awards for zoological literature.
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Thu 4 Nov 2021
Education programme Raranga Matihiko | Weaving Digital Futures which is led by Te Papa, has been recognised as one of the top 100 global education innovations by HundrED.Org – an international not-for-profit organisation, which promotes innovations in education.
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Fri 29 Oct 2021
Te Papa announced today that its ground-breaking exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War will remain at the museum and will not close before Anzac Day, 25 April 2025.
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Wed 8 Sep 2021
Te Papa’s co-leaders, Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Courtney Johnston and Kaihautū | Māori Co-leader Arapata Hakiwai, are looking forward to welcoming people back to Te Papa.
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Thu 29 Jul 2021
Te Papa will be open as usual tomorrow Friday 30 July after a building evacuation today.
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Mon 28 Jun 2021
Te Papa will re-open to the public at 10am on Tuesday 29 June and be open with its regular hours of 10am to 6pm, seven days a week.
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Wed 23 Jun 2021
Te Papa is closed to the public today to protect the public from the risk of Covid-19.
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Tue 22 Jun 2021
Matariki at Te Papa is dedicated to remembering the past, celebrating the present and planning for the future.
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Wed 9 Jun 2021
Te Papa’s winter exhibition Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | He Toi Pohewa: He Toi Marupō o Muhiama o Boijmans Van Beuningen opens to the public on Saturday 12 June and runs until 31 October 2021.
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Mon 31 May 2021
Te Papa’s Feathermania: Fashion to die for | Te mate huruhuru: He kahu matemate opens to the public on Saturday 26 June and runs until April 2022.
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Thu 25 Mar 2021
A unique, world famous collection of Surrealist art is coming to Te Papa this winter.
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Mon 22 Mar 2021
Around 70 works by one of New Zealand’s most important 20th-century artists, Rita Angus (1908–1970), will be exhibited at Te Papa in December this year.
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