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Te Papa, NZ's innovative National Museum and the home of the National Art Collection. Open daily 10AM - 6PM

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🎮 READY PLAYER ONE?
Te Papa is levelling up this summer!  
[COMING SOON] ‘Game Worlds: Whakaaturanga Pureiapo | Playable Exhibition’ brings together over 50 years of videogames from the 1970s to today.  
From Minecraft and The Sims to Stardew Valley and Hollow Knight: Silksong, you’ll play your way through 44 playable experiences!  
Tickets unlock Monday 2 November. Register now: tepapa.nz/GameWorlds

An ACMI touring exhibition, Game Worlds opens at Te Papa 12 December 2026 – 26 April 2027. by @te_papa

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Rukuhia te whare whakairo o Tangaroa, rukuhia te mātauranga whakairo o Ruatepupuke, rukuhia ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā pae auaha hou mō te toi whakairo me te mana tangata. He kura huna o Ruatepupuke ki te ao tāngata - He Toi Whakairo!

Nau mai e te iwi, kua huraina ngā tini mahi toi a ngā ringa whao, a ngā toki whakairo me ngā taonga tuku iho e noho nei ki te whare o Te Papa hei whakatinanatanga i ngā kōrero nā Pāpā Piri Sciascia - He Toi Whakairo, He Mana Tangata!

This weekend we are excited to open a new major exhibition, "He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving," with over 140 taonga spanning seven centuries of carving.

Whakairo is a living artform. The exhibition follows that story from historic taonga tuku iho as early as the 1300s, through 1800s–1900s master carvers like Tene Waitere, to today's leading carvers, Dr Lyonel Grant, Clive Fugill, Stacey Gordine, Rangi Kipa, Stevei Houkāmau, Ngaroma Riley, Sam Hauwaho, Fayne Robinson, Matthew Randall, and Riki Manuel. Our exhibition design and colour move through that same journey of tradition and innovation side by side.

Head to our website to learn more via link in bio, and join us for our opening weekend event.

📍He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving opens this 29 August at Te Papa. by @te_papa

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2 months ago

✨COMING SOON ✨He toi ora, he toi tupu.
147 taonga. 700 rautau o te whakairo Māori. Ka huakina he whakaaturanga whakairo ki Te Papa hei te 29 o Ākuhata. Mai i ngā taonga tuku iho ki ngā ringa whao o nāianei, he whakatinanatanga o te ao toi Māori.

[JUST ANNOUNCED] Bringing together 147 taonga across seven centuries, this new exhibition features significant carvers of the 1800s-1900s alongside leading contemporary carvers from across Aotearoa: Tene Waitere, Clive Fugill, Lyonel Grant, Rangi Kipa, Stevei Houkāmau and Ngaroma Riley.

He Toi Whakairo traces whakapapa through material, form, and generations. A five-year exhibition supported by Wellington City Council, Te Papa Foundation, Go Media, Wellington Airport, and Dulux.

He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving. Opens 29 August.

Learn more via link in bio by @te_papa

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5 months ago

"Bottles are receptacles for many things, healing herbs and medicines, darkroom chemicals, perfumes, nourishing creams, foods and wine. To me they speak of memories and are perhaps allegories for life."-Annemarie Hope-Cross (1968-2022)

These ghostly images are made with an early photographic process called ‘photogenic drawing’. Paper brushed with salt is exposed to sunlight, capturing a fragile impression of an object.
Using a simple wooden ‘box’ camera, Annemarie Hope-Cross exposed each image for up to eight hours in the clear Central Otago light. The series meditates on forms of inheritance – from bottles that stored her photographer grandfather’s emulsions, to perfumes gifted to her mother by her father.

Currently on display in Slow Burn: Women and Photography | Ahi Tāmau: Māreikura Whakaahua, level 4, Toi Art galleries until February 2027

Darkroom treasures
Parfumerie
Family history
Goldminers wine
Last of the chrysanthemums
Summer memories
Summer’s day
Tribute to Morandi
Heidelberg Apotheke
From the series ‘Still’ 2018–21
Pigment prints from photogenic drawing on salt paper negatives
Purchased 2021 taken in Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa by @te_papa

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🏆🎨 School holiday art competition: the winners! 🏆🎨
Almost 200 young artists put their own spin on the frame these school holidays, and wow, did they deliver!

Our judges were blown away by the creativity on show, which made choosing just two winners a seriously tough job.

The up-and-coming artists who’ve earned a spot on screens in Te Papa this weekend are:

Age 7 & under
🥇 Winner: Millar C (age 4)
🥈 Runners-up: Alvin S (age 7) and Joseph H (age 7)

Age 8-12
🥇 Winner: Samuel R (age 11)
🥈 Runners-up: Hanna R (age 9) and Harper S (age 11)

Ka rawe! Millar and Samuel, your Toa Tamariki prize pack is on its way!

Tena koutou to our esteemed judging panel: Amanda Smith, Art Supervisor; Justine Olsen, Curator Decorative Art and Design; Lizzie Bisley, Curator Modern Art; Laura Jones, Learning Specialist.

Ngā mihi nui to our winners and to all the young artists who took part. We loved seeing your take on the frame and can’t wait to see what you create next 🖼️🎨 taken in Te Papa by @te_papa

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9 days ago

Toi Art + high tea = a sweet afternoon ☕🍰

🍓 A Heart Exposed: guava mousse with a raspberry centre
🍵 The Matcha Take: matcha madeleine with yuzu gel
🍫 The Chocolate Camera: Whittaker's chocolate and calamansi
🥭 Golden Hour: mango and passionfruit

Wander through Slow Burn: Women and Photography Ahi Tāmau: Māreikura Whakaahua, then sit down for a high tea of sweet and savoury treats.

Tag the friend who deserves a catch-up like this!

🕙 Daily sessions from 10:30 am
📍 Espresso, Level 4, Te Papa
$32 per person, including tea or coffee

Dietary options available (pre-booking essential)
Book now 👉 ‘Eat Your Art Out at Te Papa’ by @te_papa

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11 days ago

Phar Lap would have been 100 this Sunday 🎉

To celebrate, Phar Lap’s biggest fan, Sarah Hopkinson, is sharing some of her phavourite phacts.

Come and say kia ora to this kiwi legend on Level 4 of Te Papa, right next to The Espresso cafe ☕️🐎

@nationalmuseumofaustralia 🫀@melbournemuseum 🐎

#horseriding #horses #horseracing taken in Te Papa by @te_papa

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16 days ago

Calling all young artists! 🎨🖍️

Think like an artist these school holidays and enter our colouring competition for a chance to see your artwork displayed at Te Papa!

Download the Your Art Collection colouring sheet and imagine you're filling your very own museum. A landscape? A portrait? A pattern, an abstract artwork, or an imagined scene? It's up to you.

🏆 One winner in each age category (7 and under, and 8–12 years) will win a Toa Tamariki prize pack worth up to $100, plus have their artwork displayed at Te Papa for the last week of the school holidays.

How to enter:
1️⃣ Download and colour in your sheet from our website.
2️⃣ Take a clear photo or scan of your artwork
3️⃣ Email it to giveaways@tepapa.govt.nz by Thursday 8 October

It's free and you can do it from home or come into Toi Art | Art Studio and make your artwork here!

Download your colouring sheet and find the details on our website and with the link in bio! by @te_papa

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17 days ago

Del baul de los recuerdos:
Este Moai lo realicé el año 2004 en las afueras del Museo Te Papa NZ, durante las visitas presidenciales del ex Presidente Lagos.
La piedra es local del sector Matamata NZ.
El Moai mide 3.5 metros y pesa 5 toneladas y está ubicado en la actualidad en Dorrie Leslie Park , Wellington Nueva Zelanda.

Treasure Chest of Memories:
I made this Moai in 2004 outside the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand, during President Lagos's presidential visits.
The stone is local, from the Matamata area of New Zealand.
The Moai is 3.5 meters tall and weighs 5 tons.
It is currently located in Dorrie Leslie Park, Wellington, New Zealand.
#holanuevazelanda
#tepapamuseum
#tevopakarati
#newzeland
#chile taken in Easter Island/Rapa Nui by @te_papa

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13 days ago

School holidays at Te Papa: choose your own adventure!

Write some Te Papa activities on cards, let the tamariki pick one, and off you go on your mini adventure - the reveal makes every mission feel like a prize 🏆

Some of our top Te Papa activity picks:
📏 Measure your height against the mighty Moa
🐳 Climb inside the whale heart
⭐️ Find the glow worms
🎨 Make your own art in the whānau-friendly activity space

Let us know your favourite thing to do at Te Papa 👇

Don’t forget, Te Papa is free for all New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand! by @te_papa

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19 days ago

Te Whakanui 75
He whakatūwheratanga whakaaturanga, he kitenga kanohi, he hokinga mahara 🩷

It’s rare to be able to gather like this and celebrate the 75 years of an organisation. And we are honoured to do just that for our organisation.

He tino taonga te kitenga tangata, te huihui mai a te tokomaha mema. He mahi rangatira i te whare pupuri taonga a Te Papa Tongarewa.

Mauri Ora! ✨ by @te_papa

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23 days ago

Tatau Tatau 75 💛 Ki Te Papa Tongarewa

Te pūoro, te reo, ngā mate whakaeke mai rā kia kawea tōtika te kaupapa.

Waipuke ana te marae i te roimata. Hirahira ake nei te ngākau i te koa. Ka ea.
Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora, e tū! by @te_papa

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