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Whale heart donation station

As part of Te Papa’s Share the Love annual appeal, we are bringing out its second whale heart – come snap a rare photo with this incredible taonga.

When | Āhea

10.00am–2.00pm, 14–16 Feb 

Where | Ki hea

Level 2

Cost | Te utu

Koha donation, with museum entry

We’re bringing our second whale heart out of the collections this Valentine’s weekend.

Bring your friends and whānau to get a rare photo taken with this unique taonga.

As part of Te Papa’s Annual Appeal, koha entry is encouraged to support the care and preservation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s taonga.

The whale heart on show will be larger than the one pictured above. Mother and child playing in the whale heart, 2017. Photo by Mark Coote. Te Papa (104403)

 

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