Te Papa
Address: 55 Cable St, Wellington
Phone: (04) 381 7000
Websites: Te Papa, AA Travel's 101 NZ Must Do's, NZ Museums
Hours Open:
- Monday: 10am–6pm
- Tuesday: 10am–6pm
- Wednesday: 10am–6pm
- Closed on Public Holidays
Venue Types: Museum
Since its opening in 1998, Te Papa has built a worldwide reputation for its fresh and bold approach to presenting a nation’s treasures and stories. In that time, over ten million people have come to enjoy this unique museum experience.
Te Papa is a waharoa, a gateway, to an encounter with the essence of New Zealand’s land and people. Wonderful taonga (Māori cultural treasures), art, and objects are presented through fascinating stories, thought-provoking interpretations, and engaging interactives.
Over the five floors of our huge building you can explore the breadth of the New Zealand story - from the shaping of its land to the spirit of its diverse peoples, from its unique wildlife to its distinctive visual culture.
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Upcoming events at Te Papa
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Warhol: Immortal
1 June – 25 August 2013 Visa Platinum Gallery, Level 4, Te Papa Admission charges apply Andy Warhol (1928–87) was a founder of pop… Read More
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Matariki Floortalk - Mao’s Cloak
Te Papa curator Awhina Tamarapa speaks about a beautiful kahu huruhuru (feathered cloak) with a fascinating history. In 1957, it was presented to… Read More
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Matariki Concert
Celebrate Matariki (Māori New Year), with fabulous music and dance. Enjoy the heavenly vocal talents of, Whirimako Black, Ria Hall, Majic and Robbie,… Read More
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Matariki Film Festival - Whanau Shorts 2013
Come and enjoy a selection of the best short films that have been produced in Aotearoa New Zealand over the past year. The festival films have been… Read More
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Hot Red Hawke's Bay Wine Expo
Come and join us to taste the best of Hawke’s Bay wine! This is a special event we hold only once a year. 18 wineries showing over 170 wines… Read More
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Past events at Te Papa
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A Taste of Africa at Te Papa
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International Dance Day
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Makertorium
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Art Beats
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Ngā Toi | Arts Te Papa
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Forum for the Future
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The Magic Chicken - Capital E National Arts Festival 2013
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Game Masters Free Day for Wellington Residents/ratepayers
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Seaweek Special with Julian Hodge
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Caterbury Earthquake Collection
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Game Masters - The Forum
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Viva Verdi! NZSM Opera Fundraising Dinner
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Cuban Duo - Madera Fina
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Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre
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Game Masters: the Premier Experience
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Celebrating Chinese New Year: Jade, Jazz, and Journeys
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Treaty Debates: My Voice Counts – The Constitutional Review
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Module Live - The Music of Shatter
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Booty Out Back
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Angels & Aristocrats
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A Long Apprenticeship: Thomas Gainsborough's Early Work
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Festival for the Future
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Global Trade to Domestic Arts: The Spread of Quilt Culture: SOLD OUT
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Ariana Tikao - Album Pre-release Concert
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Collaboration and Content Management
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High Country New Zealand
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These Rough Notes...
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Car Free Comedy Showdown
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Writers on Mondays
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Writers On Mondays - Songs of My Life: Bill Manhire
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Undressing Mr Darcy: Beau Brummell & the Birth of Tailoring
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Debussy: Music and the Arts Lecture and Concert
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Writers On Mondays: Speaking in Tongues: Michael Hofmann
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Writers On Mondays - Bohemian Girl: Terese Svoboda
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Writers On Mondays: James Brown Came From Palmerston North
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Writers On Mondays: Best New Zealand Poems 2011
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Battle Against Free Radicals - Prof Christine Winterbourn
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Writers On Mondays: The Graft of Poetry
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Breathe...
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ChameLeon CD Launch
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Transit of Venus Lecture Series supported by HP: SOLD OUT
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Rangatahi Represent
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Ngā Reo Waiata
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Whānau Shorts
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Face up to the Future - Forest & Bird’s 2012 Conference
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Seven Brothers Concert
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Samoan Artist Exchange
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Matariki Gala
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Whirimako Black
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Kahu Ora Floortalk – Kahu Kurī
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Kahu Ora Floortalk – Aho Kura Huna
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Transit of Venus Lecture Series supported by HP: SOLD OUT
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Ethnic Affairs Conference Wellington
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Pacific Couture Unveiled
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Art After Dark - Toi o te Pō: World Weddings
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Motu Research - Markets and Water Quality Symposium
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Wedding Dance Lessons
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Style Sessions
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Wellington Community Choir in Residence
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First Contact: Michael Tuffery in Conversation
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Masi - NZIAF
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Taualuga: The Last Dance
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Orpheus Choir
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Glamour Unveiled
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Unveiled: Exclusive Viewing
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Heart Strings Exhibition/Concert by Mandy Pickering
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Waitangi Day: New Treaty Militia
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Treaty Debate: A Long Conversation – Constitutional Review
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NZSO at Te Papa
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A Polish Folk Dance Spectacular
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Playmarket Brown Ink Playreading Tour E Ono Tama'i Pato
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It's All About the Image with Dick Frizzell
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Tonga Day
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NOP.nz Joystick Orchestra
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Natalia Mann
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A Concert in Honour of Dr Richard Nunns
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Hell on Wheels
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Stealing Beauty: Art Crime During War
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Kahu the Kea
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Game Masters and the Boomshack Band
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Te Rau o te Rangi - Capital E National Arts Festival 2013
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Getting Away From It All: Artists Go Bush
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Seaweek Special with Scientist Dr Mike Joy
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Wellington Women Walk for Peace 2013
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In Conversation With Masaya Matsuura
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Rock the 50s, 60s and 70s with Tom Sharplin and Friends
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Celebrate Seaweek at Te Papa
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Lecture by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Scientist
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Chinese New Year 2013
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Game Masters: Comedy Night
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15-Minute Shakespeare
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Treaty Debates: My Voice Counts – A Place for the Treaty
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Game Masters: The Premium Experience
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Getting Down to Earth Debates: The Kermadecs
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Little People Free Public Lecture
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Abaji
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Finding a Lost Masterpiece: SOLD OUT
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Silken Slippers, Wooden Shoes
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Looking Both Ways
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Persian (Iranian) Classical Music
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The Future of Road Transport: Wireless Charging for Your Car
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Kahu Ora - Living Cloaks
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Writers on Mondays
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Michael Parekowhai: On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer
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Writers on Mondays
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On First Looking into Chapman's Homer Piano Sessions
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Dudley Benson
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NZ Film Festival: Maori Boy Genius
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NZ Film Festival: Persuading the Baby to Float
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NZ Film Festival: Tatarakihi - The Children of Parihaka
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Walter Sickert - A Biography in Paintings
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The Science Behind Our Far South
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Writers On Mondays: Metaphysics for the Young and Curious
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Premiere of Our Far South - the Documentary: SOLD OUT
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Playmarket Brown Ink Playreading Tour - Raw Men
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New Zealand Post Kaumātua Kapa Haka
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Transit of Venus Lecture Series supported by HP: SOLD OUT
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Comedy Boil-Up
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Mauriora Wānanga
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Rūaumoko What Lies Beneath
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Transit of Venus Lecture Series supported by HP: SOLD OUT
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Singalong with The Yoots and Leon Wharekura
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Kahu Ora Floortalk – Kahu Kurī
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Kahu Ora Weavers’ Studio
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Kahu Ora Floortalk – Tuia te Muka
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Seven Sisters Concert
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NZSM Classical Saxophone Festival Finale
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Anzac Day Commemorations
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Unveiled Lecture: War Brides’ Weddings
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Meccano
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200 Years of Harp
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Modern Bride – Vinka Lucas’s Wedding Empire
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Private Peaceful - NZIAF
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Broke but Sexy
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Cook Islands Day
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First Contact - First Night
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Wedding Dance Lessons
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The Two Counter-Tenors
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Chinese Spring Festival – Xiamen Song and Dance Troupe
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The Haute Couture World of Charles Frederick Worth
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Patterns of the Past: Tattoo Revival in the Cook Islands
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Treaty of Waitangi Floortalks
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Unveiled: 200 Years of Wedding Fashion
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So Like & Beautifully Painted
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National Digital Forum 2011
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Jigsaw National Conference
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Canada Day
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Well’come – Hip Hop Performance By Posue
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Tumatauenga: The Use of Weaponary in Haka
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Scotland Day











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