ExhibitionsNgā whakaaturanga

Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection

Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection is a big noisy group show featuring contemporary art made by Gen X artists. This exhibition is presented by City Gallery Wellington.

When the moon sees the sun

View When the moon sees the sun, 2019, a digital video with sound by Jeremy Leatinu‘u and the first in a series of recently acquired digital artworks showing in Toi Art.

Pātū Toi

Come and see Pātū Toi | Art Wall in person and view your selection or make a new one.

Medal-winning magic

Get into the Olympic spirit, and see two iconic gold medals up close.

Treaty of Waitangi: Signs of a Nation

Discover how the Treaty has shaped relationships between the peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te Taiao | Nature

You’re the explorer in our Te Taiao | Nature exhibition zone. Celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique natural environment – and get ready for our future as kaitiaki.

Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War

This ground-breaking exhibition tells the story of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I through the eyes and words of eight ordinary New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances.

Rongomaraeroa

An authentic and inclusive marae (communal meeting place) for the 21st century.

Mana Whenua

Mana Whenua takes you on a stirring journey that explores and celebrates Māori as tangata whenua (the indigenous people) of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Karetao-puoro

Visit three karetao-puoro (instruments that are figures too) created by artist James Webster to give karetao a voice by incorporating taonga puoro into their design. Watch the whānau of karetao in action in Tokotū (Rise Up), the story of Ranginui and Papatūānuku.

Manu Rere Moana

The navigation of the Pacific by waka hourua | double-hulled sailing waka is one of the great achievements of human technology. This exhibition celebrates the mātauranga of celestial navigation that enabled these extraordinary voyages.

He Kaupapa Waka

E kau ki te tai e, e kau ki te tai e! Celebrate the thriving waka community.

John Parker: Handmade Precision

John Parker is one of New Zealand’s most distinctive ceramic artists. Simple lines, clean edges, and industry-inspired forms feature throughout his 50-year career.

Phar Lap

Phar Lap was a legendary racehorse and an adored animal hero for a generation of people in New Zealand. You can pay your respects to his bones here, in the country he was born.

Toi Art

Discover our world of art, featuring new, exciting commissions alongside the national art collection.

Note: Level 5 is currently closed for maintenance.
Visit Level 4 for current art exhibitions.

Moriori – People of Peace

Learn about the Moriori people who inhabit Rēkohu | the Chatham Islands.

Tangata o le Moana: The story of Pacific people in New Zealand

Celebrate the story of Pacific people, past and present, in all areas of life.

Passports

Remarkable stories of people who migrated to New Zealand over the last 200 years.

The Mixing Room: Stories from young refugees in New Zealand

Young refugees invite you to hear their extraordinary stories.

Blood Earth Fire

Explore New Zealand’s dramatic transition from untouched paradise to cultivated land.

This Swaying Earth

A suite of exhibitions where artists and makers express their relationships with the natural world.

Closed
23 Sep 2023 – 19 May 2024

The Perfect Moment

These photographs are a glimpse into The Spencer Digby - Ronald D. Woolf Collection.

Dinosaurs of Patagonia | Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa

An astonishing exhibition of the dinosaurs of Patagonia, South America – which included the Patagotitan, one of the most massive creatures ever to walk the planet, life-sized casts, and real fossils up to 230 million years old.

Mataaho Collective: Te Puni Aroaro

Experience the ground-breaking artworks of Mataaho Collective – four wāhine Māori artists who have worked together for the last decade.

View more of our past exhibitions

Look at exhibitions presented at Te Papa, going back to 1998.