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Our curatorial teams

Learn about the research interests of our teams, or contact a Te Papa expert.

  • Behind the scenes in the art store
    Art team

    Art team

    Find out about the people that make up our Art team and their roles at Te Papa.

  • A woman in a black dress working with four toys in separate white boxes on a table
    History team

    History team

    Find out about the people that make up our History team and their roles at Te Papa.

  • Mineralogical reference set, circa 1857, London, by James Gregory. Purchased 2001 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (GH009877)
    Natural History team

    Natural History team

    Find out about the people that make up our Natural History team and their roles at Te Papa.

  • Siapo mamanu (tapa cloth), 1890s, Samoa, maker unknown. Gift of Alexander Turnbull, 1913. Te Papa (FE000825)
    Pacific Cultures team

    Pacific Cultures team

    Find out about the people that make up our Pacific Cultures team and their roles at Te Papa.

  • Close up of a cloak, showing the detail of its design. It is predominantly black with red and earth coloured triangles forming a wave across the cloak
    Mātauranga Māori team

    Mātauranga Māori team

    Find out about the people that make up our Mātauranga Māori team and their roles at Te Papa.

  • Black and white photo of a man putting a photo in a photo album
    Researchers

    Researchers

    Find out about our Researchers and their roles at Te Papa.