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What we doĀ mātou mahi

  • Te Papa External View. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa

    Organisation structure

    Find out how Te Papa is organised internally, and learn about each of our directorate’s responsibilities.

  • Gallipoli opening ceremony, 2015. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa

    Iwi and Te Papa

    Our work with iwi (tribes) in Aotearoa New Zealand, including wānanga (workshops) and funding.

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    Our strategy

    Te Rautaki o Te Papa is Te Papa’s enduring strategy. It will guide our planning and decision-making processes, as well as the way we will work for years to come.

  • 1934 photograph of Wellington Colonial Museum

    Our history

    Discover how we came to be, from the opening of the Colonial Museum in 1865 to Te Papa today.

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    Mahuki

    Read about Mahuki, our innovation hub that ran from 2016 to 2018.