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Galentine’s Dinner: Rebel Hearts

If your favourite form of rebellion is on a plate, then get ready to rock!

Wed 12 Feb 2025, 6.30–10.30pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

A piece of pounamu or greenstone carved in the shape of a heart, with a gold clasp and chain attached.

Share The Love – Te Papa’s annual appeal

On Valentine’s Day 1998, Te Papa opened its doors to the public for the very first time. This Valentine’s Day on 14 February, share your love for Te Papa by donating to our annual appeal. We have a target of $30,000 – we can reach it with your help.

Will you chip in to help us get there?

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Events for Share The Love

Celebrate Te Papa’s 27th anniversary with heart-warming activities, live performances, unique photo opportunities, and special treats this Valentine’s weekend.

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Bug of the Year Collection Tour

Buzzing for bugs? Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get up close with this year’s Bug of the Year nominees and winner.

Fri 14 Feb 2025, 11.00am–12.00pm

Fri 14 Feb 2025, 2.00pm–3.00pm

Fri 14 Feb 2025, 4.00pm–5.00pm

Event Ngā kaupapa motuhake

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Book ahead: Events for Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery

Book events and workshops as part of the Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery exhibition.

What’s on at Te Papa

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Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery

Created by Vivienne Westwood Limited and produced by Nomad Exhibitions, this retrospective exhibition celebrates the iconic jewellery of renowned British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood (1941–2022).

On now

17 Jan–27 Apr 2025 Note: The exhibition will close early at 4.30pm on Wednesday 12 February.

Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

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Hye Rim Lee: Āke Tonu Atu | Eternity

See Hye Rim Lee’s immersive and imaginative Black Rose and White Rose in Toi Art on Level 4.

Open now

6 Dec 2024 to mid 2025

Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga

Events

Our exciting programme of events 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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Exhibitions

Celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique natural environment. See Gallipoli through the eyes and words of eight ordinary New Zealanders. Hear extraordinary stories from young refugees.

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Te Papa stores

At Te Papa Store, our perspective is deeply rooted in our relationship with Aotearoa New Zealand. Choose from our carefully curated selection of products that reflect the essence of the museum.

Explore the website – The digital museum

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Antiracism and activism

Read about protest collecting, decolonisation, and antiracism from our tohunga (experts), and across the web.

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Leslie Adkin

Leslie Adkin was a farmer and noted amateur geologist and ethnologist. Photography was also a passion of his, and he documented every aspect of his life, from his family to his scientific interests, from the 1910s until the 1950s. Explore some of the Leslie Adkin collection.

Watch: Kōrero – Mana Wāhine, Mana Taonga

Watch the kōrero from wāhine Māori as they discuss the importance of wāhine representation in Māori arts, and what has shifted since the 1984 international exhibition, Te Maori.

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Kia hiwa rā! Resistance, persistence, and defiance in Aotearoa

Explore protest in Aotearoa through our Collections Online. You can delve into why people protest, explore activism in your own community, and grow your own skills as a changemaker.

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