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2021 media releases

  • The exterior of an oddly shaped building with a lot of different wall angles.
    Te Papa will re-open to the public on Thursday 9 September

    Te Papa will re-open to the public on Thursday 9 September

    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.

    News He pānui

  • 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
    Te Papa back to normal after evacuation

    Te Papa back to normal after evacuation

    Thu 29 Jul 2021

    Te Papa will be open as usual tomorrow Friday 30 July after a building evacuation today.

    Press release He pānui papāho

  • A dispenser for hand sanitiser stands in the entrance foyer of Te Papa
    Te Papa to re-open on Tuesday 29 June after six day closure

    Te Papa to re-open on Tuesday 29 June after six day closure

    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.

    Press release He pānui papāho

  • A woman signs into Te Papa
    Te Papa closes after becoming a location of interest for Covid-19

    Te Papa closes after becoming a location of interest for Covid-19

    Wed 23 Jun 2021

    Te Papa is closed to the public today to protect the public from the risk of Covid-19.

    Press release He pānui papāho

  • A girl looks at a plant being given to her
    Te Papa celebrates Matariki with a special focus on te taiao

    Te Papa celebrates Matariki with a special focus on te taiao

    Tue 22 Jun 2021

    Matariki at Te Papa is dedicated to remembering the past, celebrating the present and planning for the future.

    Press release He pānui papāho

  • A young man stares intently at a painting of a man whose face is on the back of his head, staring out at the young man
    Iconic European masterpieces on display at Te Papa’s Surrealist Art exhibition

    Iconic European masterpieces on display at Te Papa’s Surrealist Art exhibition

    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.

    Press release He pānui papāho

  • A hand-stitched feather pelerine with a detachable collar, using pheasant feathers
    Te Papa presents Feathermania: Fashion to die for

    Te Papa presents Feathermania: Fashion to die for

    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.

    Press release He pānui papāho

  • Two framed paintings in the shape of a head and torso depict a desert landscape with a city in the distance and tables in the foreground. On the tables are an empty glass and a bunch of grapes
    World famous collection of Surrealism coming to Te Papa

    World famous collection of Surrealism coming to Te Papa

    Thu 25 Mar 2021

    A unique, world famous collection of Surrealist art is coming to Te Papa this winter.

    Press release He pānui papāho

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    Rita Angus exhibition to open at Te Papa in December

    Rita Angus exhibition to open at Te Papa in December

    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.

    Press release He pānui papāho