
Become a friend of Te Papa
Friends enjoy a range of benefits and discounts with their membership, including invitations to exhibition previews and private viewers.
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Open every day 10am-6pm
(except Christmas Day)
Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Your support is essential in enabling Te Papa to change hearts, minds, and lives – join our community of guardians today, through membership, patronage, or other generous and valued means. As the national museum, we receive up to 50% of funding from the New Zealand Government. Donate now to keep our vital programmes running, and to support the development of collections and preservation of the nation’s taonga treasures for future generations.
Friends enjoy a range of benefits and discounts with their membership, including invitations to exhibition previews and private viewers.
Every year, Te Papa needs to raise around $30 million over and above its core funding. You can help our national museum to thrive by making a contribution – every gift counts.
Te Papa loves to work with like-minded companies who share common values around educating New Zealanders and contributing to research into the planet’s most relevant and pressing issues.