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Digital Creator

Primary, Secondary

Be inspired by the museum and use digital tools to collaboratively design your own artworks and creations.

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Planning an education visit

All the information you need to organise your school visit to Te Papa, including costs, times, supervision, and lunch spots.

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Talking Pictures

Primary

Visit our Toi Art galleries and make art come alive… Every artwork can talk to us, but sometimes we need to know what questions to ask!

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Te Paewai | The Horizon: Pacific navigation and voyaging

Primary, Secondary

Learn the basic skills used to navigate the seas and come with us to sail the tides of knowledge.

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Colonisation and Impact

Primary, Secondary

Our programme considers the challenging history of colonisation in Aotearoa, explores present day legacies, and considers how we move forward as a nation. This programme is currently under review.

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Pacific Arts

Primary

Explore a variety of Pacific arts and create an artwork inspired by what you’ve seen.

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Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Our Treaty

Primary, Secondary

Learn about the main principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and why it’s still important today.

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Awesome Abstraction

Primary

See the world in a new way with this creative and playful exploration of some awesome abstract art.

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Art Explorer

Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

Take an interactive journey of discovery through the Toi Art exhibition spaces at Te Papa.

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Pacific Explorers

Primary, Secondary

Investigate Pacific migration, navigation, and voyaging vessels. Get hands-on, try virtual reality, and visit an exhibition.

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Māori Arts

Primary

Explore the diverse Māori arts and create an artwork inspired by what you’ve seen.

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Te Taiao: Deus Ex Machina

Primary, Secondary

Combining our Te Taiao | Nature exhibition, design thinking, and virtual reality, create inventions that will help secure a better future for our endemic species.

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Vaka Aotearoa: Navigating the Pacific

Early childhood

Explore the culture, tools, and technology behind the great canoe voyages across the Pacific.

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Adornment and Identity

Secondary

Explore identity through adornment – and create a digital collage to express your own identity.

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Te Taiao Explorer

Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

Explore the new Te Taiao | Nature exhibition and make discoveries about Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique wildlife.

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Towards Abstraction: Where Did Reality Go?

Secondary

Explore how artists used abstraction to express new ideas – and use digital tools to create your own abstract art.

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Explore Te Papa

Primary, Secondary

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

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Arrivals

Primary

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

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Matariki

Early childhood, Primary

Bring your students to our new Matariki programme. Learn about Matariki, the Māori New Year and the importance of remembrance, celebration, and hope. Revised programme for 2022!

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Unique New Zealand

Primary, Secondary

Find out why so many of our incredible plants and animals are unique to Aotearoa – and why some species became so weird and wonderful.

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Bush, Bugs, and Bones

Early childhood

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

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Abstract Art Adventures

Early childhood

Visit the exhibition Kaleidoscope: Abstract Aotearoa and explore art, colour, and movement.

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Portraits and Identity

Primary, Secondary

Explore digital identity using innovative technologies and Te Papa's collections.

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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.

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Virtual Explorer: live-feed programmes

Primary, Secondary

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

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Gallipoli Perspectives

Primary, Secondary

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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The Gallipoli Experience

Primary, Secondary

Explore the emotional and physical toll of the Gallipoli campaign through the eyes of real people who were there: eight ordinary New Zealanders struggling through extraordinary circumstances.

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