Museum of New Zealand

Te Papa Tongarewa

International visitor tickets

Free entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand

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Explore Te Papa in New Zealand Sign Language

Learn about exhibitions and how to find your way around the museum. Discover Te Papa’s mobile guides on your own device.

The Te Papa NZSL mobile guide was co-created with the Deaf community and features Deaf NZSL presenters.

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What to expect at Te Papa – in NZSL

Here’s what you need to know before you visit us – from opening hours to car parking.

View of the entrance area of Te Taiao Nature, with a moa in a case on the right and a large projected animation on the left. Two phones are superimposed on top displaying the mobile guide

NZSL mobile guide: What’s at Te Papa

Find out about the museum’s levels and some of our exhibitions.

A mobile phone displaying the Te Papa NZSL mobile guide is superimposed onto a photo of the moa skeletons on display at Te Papa

NZSL mobile guide: Tour of Te Papa

Discover some of Te Papa’s top attractions, from the Colossal squid and Earthquake House to the Teremoe waka (canoe) and the Britten bike.

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Watch: How to sign art words

New Zealand Sign Language Presenter Theresa Cooper signs some helpful words to know when you’re talking about art.

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