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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Enquiries and identification 

Our teams of experts answer a wide variety of enquiries on a regular basis. These include members of the public, special interest groups, and a wide range of organisations and museums both nationally and internationally.

If you have an enquiry, or if you want to know more about the other resources and services we offer, click on the links below.

  • Art enquiries & identification

    Our Arts team can answer a range of enquiries about art works and artists, including:
    -  Information on the holdings of art works in Te Papa’s collection
    -  Requests by researchers to view items not on display
    -  Information on New Zealand artists
    -  Offers to gift or sell art works to Te Papa
    -  Requests to identify and date works

  • History enquiries

    Our history team answers enquiries which include:
    -  Requests for information about particular historical objects or events
    -  Requests for information about objects in Te Papa’s collection
    -  Enquiries about items held by individuals and in private collections in the community

  • Pacific cultures enquiries & identification

    The Pacific team can assit with enquiries about:
    -  Background information on specific Pacific peoples and their material culture
    -  Identification of objects

  • Plants and animals enquiries and identification

    Our plants and animals team can help you with:
    -  General questions concerning plants and animals of New Zealand
    -  If you have specimens you would like identified
    -  If you want to visit our collections for research

Valuations and Estimates

Please note: we are unable to provide valuations, estimates of value, or authentications. This would compromise our independent status as a public museum.

 

For these services, please consult a dealer gallery, antique dealer, or specialist auction house.

 

Resources

Spiders of New Zealand
The colossal squid
Bird banding

 



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