• School group in Mountains to Sea. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa

    Custom education visit

    Te Papa Learning is happy to discuss and arrange a bespoke or custom learning programme to support your learning focus and goals.

    Education visit

  • Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Our Treaty

    Explore the history and context around the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi and why it is still important today.

    Education visit

  • Trunk, circa 1900, China, maker unknown. Gift of Mr Bing Wong, 1995. CC BY-NC-ND licence. Te Papa (GH004850/2)

    Arrivals

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

    Education visit

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

    Gallipoli: The Scale of our War

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

    Education visit

  • Computer-generated image of the activity book lying open showing its cover and inside pages

    Matariki activity book

    Learn about Matariki through fun kids’ activities. Featuring word searches, colouring pages, games, and stories, discover what's important during Matariki – whetū, kōrero, kai, whenua, whānau, and the Maramataka.

    Activity book

  • Children on student trail

    Kids’ activity trails

    Use our fun activity trails to get the most out of your self-guided visit to Te Papa.

    Self-guided resource

  • Statue of Captain James Cook with red paint on his face and across his abdomen

    Teaching resource: First Collisions

    This resource is designed to place the arrival of Cook within a wider context of Pacific navigation as well as placing a larger focus on Tupaia, without whose superior navigation skills Cook would have struggled to arrive at the shores of Aotearoa at all.

    Learning resource

  • Waitangi Day activity book

    Waitangi Day activity book

    An activity book to help kids understand the significance of Waitangi Day. Learn through maps, flags, word puzzles, drawing, and colouring in. Perfect for primary-aged children.

    Activity book

  • Close up of Les Sauvages de la mer Pacifique

    Rich task 1: Redressing the past

    Explore colonial representations of Pacific peoples within art and the ways in which this has inspired contemporary artists to retell history.

    Education resource

  • Child writing a note about war in the Gallipoli exhibition

    World War I teaching resource

    Use material from Gallipoli: The scale of our war to explore World War I themes with students.

    Education resource

  • A man holds films a museum display on his phone, he's wearing headphones

    Virtual Explorer: live-stream programmes

    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.

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  • Children look at moa egg

    Explore Te Papa

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

    Education visit

  • Kids creating a 3d scan outside of the Gallipoli exhibition

    Gallipoli Perspectives

    Explore Te Papa’s stunning exhibition, Gallipoli: The scale of our war and use digital technologies to create and share your own perspectives on Gallipoli.

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