Museum of New Zealand

Te Papa Tongarewa

International visitor tickets

Free entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand

National Services Te Paerangi - help and support for museums and galleries

Help and support for museums and galleriesHe āwhina, he taunaki i ngā muhiama me ngā whare toi

Get practical and strategic support from National Services Te Paerangi. We’ll do everything we can to help your museum, gallery, or iwi reach its goals.

Museum Development Adviser Sally August tours the new Western Bay Museum, 2015. Photograph by and courtesy of Chris Steel/Katikati Advertiser

Development Adviser service

Get free, face-to-face support from National Services Te Paerangi’s (NSTP’s) Development Advisers, and access the services your museum, gallery, or iwi (tribe) needs.

Textiles in flat storage at Te Papa

Funding and grants

Dream bigger and reach further with a grant from National Services Te Paerangi.

Trish Nugent-Lyne, Whanganui Regional Museum, 2013. Photograph by Michael Hall, Te Papa

Expert Knowledge Exchange

Host an expert to enhance your organisation’s knowledge base.

Kiwi feather detail

Ngākahu National Repatriation Partnership

Assistance in returning ancestral human remains from your collection.

Two people with their backs to the camera and wearing blue gloves are hanging a large painting on the wall.

Museums Aotearoa and National Services Te Paerangi

Understand the complementary roles of Museums Aotearoa and National Services Te Paerangi.

National certificate in museum practice

New Zealand Certificate in Museum Practice

Turn your museum experience into a recognised qualification.

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New Zealand Museums Standards Scheme

Reach new levels of professionalism with our free, practical, and user-friendly scheme.