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Te Papa Tongarewa

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A lady caring for Caring for Taonga Māori

Mātauranga Māori research

Learn how we research Māori cultural treasures, knowledge, and customs.

Cable Street open day, 2015. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa

About our mātauranga Māori research

Learn how we research Māori cultural treasures, knowledge, and customs.

Close up of a cloak, showing the detail of its design. It is predominantly black with red and earth coloured triangles forming a wave across the cloak

Mātauranga Māori team

Find out about the people that make up our Mātauranga Māori team and their roles at Te Papa.

A spiral carving with holes every four notches. There is a ahead at the end of the spiral with red beads for eyes. He whakairo tōrino whai kōhao i ia whā pākati. Kei te pito o te tōrino tētahi upoko whai pirepire whero hei karu.

Mātauranga Māori: What we're working on

Find out about some of our current Mātauranga Māori research projects.