Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Open every day 10am-6pm
(except Christmas Day)
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Our exciting programme of ngā kaupapa motuhake runs all year. Watch song and dance performances, join in with kids activities and cultural days, hear from our experts, and much more.
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Join poet Helen Rickerby for a writing workshop in response to the exhibition Slow Burn: Women and Photography | Ahi Tāmau: Māreikura Whakaahua. Ticket includes Eat Your Art Out high tea.
Sat 17 Oct 2026, 10.00am–12.00pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Come along to Te Papa for lots of fun nature activities designed for the city with author Rachel Haydon (The Urban Activity Book).
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 10am–1pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Professor James Belich, ONZM, one of Aotearoa’s most influential historians, joins Friends of Te Papa in association with the Heritage Festival, for a special talk exploring how museums shape national identity, historical understanding, and our place in the world.
This link will take you to the Friends of Te Papa website.
Sat 24 Oct, 12.00pm–1.00pm
Discover the nature encounters you can expect at this time of year on a waterfront guided walk with Michael Szabo, wildlife expert and author of Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao: A guide to the wildlife and wild places of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika.
Mon 26 Oct 2026, 11am–12pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Get behind the scenes at Te Papa for this kōrero about taonga from the recent publication Between Dreams: Resistance and Representation in Asian Aotearoa.
Wed 28 Oct 2026, 1–2.30pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Join us for a day of tours, workshops, and talks by rangatahi (youth), for rangatahi. This event celebrates young people and their role as the future kaitiaki (caretakers) of te taiao (nature).
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 10am–2pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
A high tea to delight your eyes and taste buds – with new menu inspired by Slow Burn: Women and Photography.
Daily sessions at 10:30am, 11:00am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 2:30pm.
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Zoom in on the artworks and stories in Toi Art, with a 15-minute tour guided by Te Papa’s knowledgeable hosts.
Wednesdays and Sundays, 11 to 11.15am
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Wellington's premier black-tie fundraising evening, the Te Papa Foundation Gala supports exhibitions, collections, conservation, research, and education programmes and Aotearoa New Zealand's national museum.
sold out
Sat 14 Nov 2026, 6.30pm to 11.30pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
Delivered by Professor Areti Galani, and drawing on contemporary examples of AI use in heritage practices, the lecture unpicks and critically reflects on the dilemma taking place in museums around the world: are AI technologies to be embraced and trusted or should they be approached with suspicion and resisted?
Wed 18 Nov 2026, 4pm to 6pm
Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake
