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Open every day 10am—6pm
(except Christmas Day)

Free entry for everyone
Charges apply to some short-term exhibitions and activities

55 Cable Street, Wellington

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Behind the scenes

  • Te reo Kiwi: Are you using Māori every day?
  • Conserving Rongowhakaata’s fragile ‘Iron Man’
  • Cigarette packets and chocolate boxes: How we used to store our collections
  • ‘It’s the objects that sparkle, not me’: A day in the life of an art collection manager
  • Putting the pieces back together after the earthquake
  • The heaviest, smallest, oldest, and smelliest books in our library
  • Behind the scenes in 360 degrees
  • Behind the scenes of Gallipoli
  • Rare books and the marvellous art of marbling
  • Bug Lab: Behind the scenes at Weta Workshop
  • 10 things you might not know about Te Papa 10 things you might not know about Te Papa
  • Watch: Art curator Mark Stocker shows how to use museum quake wax

Watch: Art curator Mark Stocker shows how to use museum quake wax

Mark Stocker, Curator Historical International Art, shows how to use museum quake wax to protect your taonga taonga treasuresat home.

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Open every day 10am–6pm (except Christmas Day)

Free entry for everyone.
Charges apply to some short-term exhibitions and activities.

Museum of New Zealand
Te Papa Tongarewa

55 Cable Street
PO Box 467
Wellington, 6011
New Zealand
Phone: +64 (04) 381 7000

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