Museum of New Zealand

Te Papa Tongarewa

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Education visitsNgā toronga ako

Led by our knowledgeable and friendly education team, we offer education visits from ECE through to tertiary.

Please read our education visit terms and conditions before booking.

Use the filter to search by education level, subject, or museum area.

Abstract Art Adventures

Early childhood

Visit Te Papa and explore abstract art through exhibitions where we focus on colour, material and symbols.

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Active Earth

Primary, Secondary

Delve into the inner workings of our amazing planet – from the inner core to earthquakes and volcanoes at the surface.

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Students and a teacher stand in front of a wall of paintings

Adornment, Portraits, Identity

Secondary

Explore identity through adornment and portraits – and create a digital collage to express your own identity.

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Arrivals

Primary, Secondary

Discover the intrepid travellers who journeyed to Aotearoa and made this country their home.

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Installation photo of Te Taiao exhibition. There is someone in a high-vis jacket adding something to a wall display.

Behind the Exhibition

Primary, Secondary

Learn how Te Papa’s teams develop and design the exhibitions of the National Museum in this seasonal programme.

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Young children using a magnifying glass to look at bugs

Bush, Bugs, and Bones

Early childhood

Explore our living and growing exhibition in Bush City. Discover how bugs and bones can help us learn about our natural environment.

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School group in Mountains to Sea. Photograph by Michael Hall. Te Papa

Custom education visit

Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

Te Papa Learning is happy to discuss and arrange a bespoke or custom learning programme to support your learning focus and goals.

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A group of young students work on a laptop

Digital Creator

Primary, Secondary

Be inspired by the museum and use digital tools to collaboratively design your own artworks and creations.

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Te Kōhanga | Nest Looking at moa egg 2019. Te Papa

Explore Te Papa

Primary, Secondary

Join us for an exciting, interactive journey of discovery through New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa.

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Kids creating a 3d scan outside of the Gallipoli exhibition

Gallipoli Perspectives

Primary, Secondary

Explore Te Papa’s stunning exhibition, Gallipoli: The scale of our war and use digital technologies to create and share your own perspectives on Gallipoli.

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A child look at the food soldiers would have eaten at Gallipoli

Gallipoli: The Scale of our War

Primary, Secondary

Explore our exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of our War and the stories of those who witnessed the campaign from the front lines.

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Photo of an art gallery with three walls visible and artworks on the walls.

He Wāhine, He Whenua – Digital portrait statements

Secondary

Visit Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi at New Zealand Portrait Gallery then create in Hīnātore a digital portrait artwork inspired by messages of resilience and protest.

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Māori Arts

Primary

Explore the diverse Māori arts and create an artwork inspired by what you’ve seen.

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Pacific Arts | Toi Moana

Primary

Explore a variety of Pacific arts and create artwork inspired by what you’ve experienced and observed.

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Digital vaka (canoe) displayed on top of a table via a screen

Pacific Explorers

Primary, Secondary

Investigate Pacific migration, navigation, and voyaging vessels by exploring our Pacific exhibitions. Get hands-on by trying virtual reality and 3D modelling.

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Blue-coloured badge with a rainbow and white dove on it. Text reads “Greenpeace” and “You can’t sink a rainbow”

Protest Aotearoa!

Primary, Secondary

Who are we as a nation? How did we get here? What do we value?

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Two women stand in front of Rebecca Baumann’s Automated colour field (Variation 8)

Talking Pictures

Primary, Secondary

Take an interactive journey of discovery through the Toi Art exhibition spaces at Te Papa.

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Children interact with a double-hulled waka (canoe) on a grassed area

Te Paewai | The Horizon: Pacific Navigation and Voyaging

Primary, Secondary

Learn the basic skills used to navigate the seas and come with us to sail the tides of knowledge.

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Kids using technology surrounded my screens with scenes of nature

Te Taiao: Deus Ex Machina

Primary, Secondary

Combining our Te Taiao | Nature exhibition, design thinking, and digital technologies, imagine inventions that will help secure a better future for our endemic species.

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Te Taiao: Ngā Kaitiaki

Early childhood, Primary, Secondary

Explore Te Taiao | Nature exhibition Te Papa’s stunning natural history exhibition

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Vaka Aotearoa: Navigating the Pacific

Early childhood

Explore the culture, tools, and technology behind the great canoe voyages across the Pacific.

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A man holds films a museum display on his phone, he's wearing headphones

Virtual Explorer: live-stream programmes

Primary, Secondary

Get Te Papa in your classroom in real-time, no matter where you are via Zoom. Book a personalised virtual visit with one of our educators. It’s the next best thing to being here.

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