Exhibitions

  • Mount Vesuvius

    Visa Platinum Gallery, Level 4

    Unearth the story of daily life in Pompeii in this blockbuster exhibition featuring more than 250 priceless treasures.

  • Model of A Garden

    Sculpture Terrace, Level 6.

    Paul Cullen's project takes the concept of the borrowed view, in which surrounding landscape is incorporated into a garden's design, enhancing the vista and giving a sense that the garden is larger than it is.

  • Brian Brake is arguably New Zealand’s most internationally recognised photographer of the mid-20th century.

  • Toi Te Papa Art of the Nation, Level 5.

    Te Papa brings you fresh and exciting artworks direct from the prestigious Venice Biennale 2009. Judy Millar's Giraffe-Bottle-Gun and Francis Upritchard's Save Yourself are powerful new works by two of New Zealand’s finest contemporary artists.

  • Opening in the Community Gallery in April 2010, this exhibition will feature stories of growing up in New Zealand by young people who have come here as refugees.