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Te Papa Foundation Online Auction
Support your national museum with the 2026 Te Papa Foundation’s Online Auction. The Te Papa Foundation has gathered an incredible array of items to bid on, with something to suit every budget and taste.
When | Āhea
10.00am Mon 9 Nov – 8.00pm Wed 25 Nov
Where | Ki hea
This event is online only
Cost | Te utu
Auction items valued from $50 to $40,000
Proudly hosted by Webb’s, this is your chance to get your hands on everything from once-in-a-lifetime dining experiences and original artworks by well-known Kiwi artists to a personal styling session and antique coins.
Online auction offerings include
A meal with Beatrice Faumuinā CNZM OLY at Origine, a Bistro by Ahi
Original print by Fiona Pardington, as shown at the Venice Biennale
Madonna digital art print by Dick Frizzell
Halcombe, 2026 by Karl Maughan
A private VIP experience of Game Worlds exhibition at Te Papa
A round of golf for four at the Royal Wellington Golf Club
A magnum of the incredible ‘Red Admiral’ Pinot Noir from The Wrekin Vineyard
A trip to the Shire with a double tour and lunch pass to Hobbiton
Technics Premium Class Wireless Speakers to deliver a top-notch music experience
A piano concert in your home by the exceptional Jian Liu
Enough Fix & Fogg peanut butter to keep you fuelled for a whole year
Plus a whole range of artworks, experiences, and treasures!
View the full range of listings.
All auction items have been generously donated by amazing organisations and individuals from across the motu, with all proceeds directly supporting the work of Te Papa Foundation.
Supporting Te Papa’s Future
Te Papa Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the museum. Every year, Te Papa needs to raise almost $40 million over and above its core funding to ensure our national museum continues to thrive.
Te Papa Foundation hosts an annual fundraising season which includes the online auction and a black-tie Gala event. All proceeds from these events are channelled into exhibitions, research, and education programmes, to ensure Te Papa is here for generations to come.
You can help by:
Bidding in the Te Papa Foundation Online Auction
Sharing the auction link on your social channels
Supporting the incredibly generous companies and individuals across Aotearoa New Zealand who have donated auction items and supported this year’s Te Papa Online Auction.
The 2026 Te Papa Foundation Gala is now sold out. If you've missed out and would like to be added to the waitlist for tickets or would like to support the Te Papa Foundation in another way, we'd love to hear from you.
Please contact Rebecca Galloway, Te Papa Foundation Manager, at rebecca.galloway@tepapa.govt.nz
Te Papa Foundation Gala, lino print by Victoria Saunders, 2026. Te Papa (28441)
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