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Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Is your museum or gallery interested in hosting one of Te Papa’s touring exhibitions? Consult our tour schedules for availability and contact us for more information.
Enquiries: touringexhibitions@tepapa.govt.nz
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Badges are small objects that tell big stories. Pinned close to a beating heart, they are miniature billboards, broadcasting statements of identity and belonging.
Experience these powerful symbols of commitment and resistance when this exhibition comes to your town.
TOURING
Ka tāpoi huri noa i Aotearoa Touring Aotearoa New Zealand soon
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
More than 50 works from across Dame Robin White’s 50-year career will form what the artist describes as a ‘family reunion’, bringing together works from 22 galleries and living rooms across the country.
TOURING
Currently touring
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Te Papa and the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake are taking Rūaumoko: Restless land around Aotearoa New Zealand to promote natural hazard awareness and preparedness.
TOURING EXHIBITION
Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Combining the expertise of scientists from NIWA and Te Papa, this touring exhibition invites the public to meet Aotearoa New Zealand’s most famous crustaceans!
TOURING EXHIBITION
Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
This exhibition presents the work of four photographers who capture the dynamic practice of contemporary Sāmoan tatau (tattooing) over the last 40 years.
TOURING EXHIBITION
Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Because they live at extreme depths in freezing water, us humans know very little about the colossal squid’s life, they are very rarely captured or seen. Find out about different parts of the colossal squid using Interactive objects and rotating models.
TOURING EXHIBITION
Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Te Papa and Weta Workshop bring you a science exhibition like no other – a spectacular, immersive experience ‘designed by bugs, for humans’.
An exhibition created by Te Papa working closely with Ngāi Tahu, featuring more than 200 taonga pounamu (Aotearoa New Zealand greenstone treasures).
TOURING EXHIBITION
Currently touring Aotearoa New Zealand
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Explore Tokelau’s unique way of life, faka-Tokelau, through the lenses of two New Zealand photographers. Glenn Jowitt visited in 1981, Andrew Matautia 36 years later, in 2017.
Featuring unique taonga, the exhibition explores the successes, dramatic setbacks, and extraordinary resurgence of Ngāti Toa Rangatira, starting from Te Heke Mai Raro (the Southern Migration) 200 years ago when Te Rauparaha lead the iwi to the Wellington region.
Illustrations from a rare first edition, and more. Host this touring exhibition at your venue.
Stunning photography – landmarks from Kupe’s voyage. Host this touring art exhibition at your venue.
