What we doĀ mātou mahi

CE Courtney Johnston with botanist Carlos Lehnebach, 2020. Photo by Jack Fisher. Te Papa

Leadership

Our board and executive team.

Our curatorial teams

Learn about the research interests of our teams, or contact a Te Papa expert.

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.

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.

Detail of Te Marae doors, which represent Ranginui. Photograph by Kate Whitley. Te Papa

Annual Reports and key documents

Read and download Te Papa’s Annual Reports and other key documents.

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.

Mahuki

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