Research Rangahau

Discover our ongoing, multidisciplinary programme of research, and find out how we can support you in your own investigations.

Our curators

Our curators

Learn about the research interests of our curators, or contact a Te Papa expert.
Our research areas
Our research areas

Learn about our arts, history, taonga Māori, Pacific cultures, and natural environment research.
Research publications
Research publications

Access our research journal, Tuhinga, and other curatorial papers and books published by Te Papa.
Datasets
Datasets

Te Papa releases these datasets openly to allow others to analyse and build on Te Papa’s research findings.
Research visits and collections access
Research visits and collections access

Find out more about the research areas you can access, from collections and archives, to our library and DNA sampling.