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Led by our knowledgeable and friendly education team, we offer free education visits from ECE through to tertiary.

Contact us at: learning@tepapa.govt.nz

Please read our education visit terms and conditions before booking.

Use the filter to search by education level, subject, or museum area.

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    Abstract Art Adventures

    Early childhood

    Visit Te Papa and explore abstract art through exhibitions where we focus on colour, material and symbols.

    Education visit

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    Active Earth

    Primary, Secondary

    Delve into the inner workings of our amazing planet – from the inner core to earthquakes and volcanoes at the surface.

    Education visit

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    Arrivals

    Primary, Secondary

    Discover the intrepid travellers who journeyed to Aotearoa and made this country their home.

    Education visit

  • Young children using a magnifying glass to look at bugs

    Bush, Bugs, and Bones

    Early childhood

    Explore our living and growing exhibition in Bush City. Discover how bugs and bones can help us learn about our natural environment.

    Education visit

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    Digital Art

    Primary, Secondary

    Have a go at using digital media to create art that tells stories.

    Education visit

  • Explore Te Papa

    Primary, Secondary

    Join us for an exciting, interactive journey of discovery through New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa.

    Education visit

  • A child look at the food soldiers would have eaten at Gallipoli

    Gallipoli: The Scale of our War

    Primary, Secondary

    Explore our exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of our War and the stories of those who witnessed the campaign from the front lines.

    Education visit

  • A patchwork quilt with stylised fish, stars, moon, waves, and seaweed images.

    Kōrero Pūrākau

    Primary

    Art and language go hand in hand in this new creative programme with a literacy focus. Option to explore animation in Hīnātore learning lab.

    Education visit

  • A colourful space with carved MDF panels and doors all different colours.

    Ko wai au? Ko wai tātau?

    Primary, Secondary

    This programme covers movements across Te Moananui-a-Kiwa, understanding Tangata Whenua concepts, and unpacks relationships with later arrivals to Aotearoa.

    Education visit

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    Pacific Explorers

    Primary, Secondary

    Investigate Pacific migration, navigation, and voyaging vessels by exploring our Pacific exhibitions. Get hands-on by using 3D modelling to create your own waka hourua (double-hulled canoe).

    Education visit

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    Protest Aotearoa!

    Primary, Secondary

    Who are we as a nation? How did we get here? What do we value?

    Education visit

  • Brightly carved figures made from MDF on a wall with six cupboards in a row with figures on them.

    Te Papahou o ‘Te Tiriti o Waitangi’

    Primary, Secondary

    Te Tiriti o Waitangi is an important foundational document of Aotearoa New Zealand. Join us for an exploration of the influence it has had on 'our place', the key concepts that underpin Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the aspirational shared future that it guides us to.

    Education visit

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    Te Taiao: Eco Engineers

    Primary, Secondary

    Combining our Te Taiao | Nature exhibition, design thinking, and digital technologies, imagine inventions that will help secure a better future for our endemic species.

    Education visit

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    Te Taiao: Ngā Kaitiaki

    Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

    Explore Te Taiao | Nature exhibition Te Papa’s stunning natural history exhibition.

    Education visit

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    Virtual Explorer: live-stream programmes

    Primary, Secondary

    Get Te Papa in your classroom in real-time, no matter where you are via Zoom. Book a personalised virtual visit with one of our educators. It’s the next best thing to being here.

    Education visit