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Te Papa Museum: Interactive Exhibits & Māori Culture
4.7
41 Ratings
Wellington
Discover Te Papa Museum: interactive exhibits, Māori culture, natural history, and community engagement. A must-visit cultural hub in New Zealand.
Discover Te Papa Museum: interactive exhibits, Māori culture, natural history, and community engagement. A must-visit cultural hub in New Zealand.
Duration:
2 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Visit Te Papa – Aotearoa New Zealand’s national museum. Discover Māori and Pacific cultural treasures, the unique natural environment and history of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the National Art Collection all in one building on Wellington’s waterfront. Only international visitors aged 16 and over need to buy…
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa - Visit Te Papa – Aotearoa New Zealand’s national museum. Discover Māori and Pacific cultural treasures, the unique natural environment and history of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the National Art Collection all in one building on Wellington’s waterfront. Only international visitors aged 16 and over need to buy a museum entry ticket, International visitors under age 16 are free, but they need a ticket. New Zealanders are free no ticket needed. This includes people living in New Zealand, and New Zealand citizens and residents living overseas. Avoid the queue and book online. Before booking, please read our Terms and Conditions. Your ticket does not include parking, entry to paid exhibitions and events, tours, or Story Place. Have your ticket ready when you arrive at Te Papa. At Te Papa, please have your ticket ready, either printed or on your device. On Level 2, show your ticket to a Host near the Tickets queue. Then walk past the queue and enjoy the museum! Te Papa is an accessible museum.
What's Included
- General Admission to the museum
- General Admission to the museum
What's Not Included
- Your ticket does not include parking
- Your ticket does not include parking
Additional Information
Te Papa Museum of New Zealand is unique for its innovative, interactive exhibits that engage visitors through cutting-edge technology, its deep respect and authentic representation of Māori culture and heritage, its comprehensive displays of New Zealand’s diverse natural history and cultural narratives, and its commitment to inclusivity and community…
Te Papa Museum of New Zealand is unique for its innovative, interactive exhibits that engage visitors through cutting-edge technology, its deep respect and authentic representation of Māori culture and heritage, its comprehensive displays of New Zealand’s diverse natural history and cultural narratives, and its commitment to inclusivity and community engagement, making it a dynamic and inclusive cultural hub.
- Please note that you can use your ticket for 2 days (48 hours). The museum is open from 10am to 6pm.
- Please note that we only offer Ticket and Pass to the museum, Entry to paid exhibitions and events, tours, or Story Place are not included (Prices depending on the day)
Location
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
55 Cable St,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(41 Ratings)
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Fiona_m
Mar 16, 2025
Best Museum Ever!! - Best museum ever!! Our only problem was lack of time to see it all. We could have easily spent 5 days seeing and reading it all!
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Joelle_e
Mar 15, 2025
ANZAC experience - My husband is in the Australian Army. He was very moved by the ANZAC experience, as was I. We spent so long there we really didn't see much else.
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Pauladx9391om
Mar 11, 2025
Te Papa wows - One of the best museums I’ve visited and great value for $35. The Gallipoli section was so amazing and moving. Also loved the Māori and Pacific sections. Earthquake exhibit unforgettable fun. Great cafe and shop as well. Definitely number one way to spend a few hours when visiting Wellington.
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F9131vdjos
Mar 11, 2025
Breathtaking, educational and emotional experience - This is a must do experience. We were blown away with the Gallipoli exhibition. Will definitely return if given the opportunity. Looking forward to showing family back in Tasmania.
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Renee_h
Mar 11, 2025
Wonderful interactive Museum - Excellent museum
The Gallipoli exhibit fabulous
Designed by Jonathan Turner (lord of the Rings)
Interactive museum
Learned about Māori culture
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Rachel
Mar 7, 2025
Beautiful museum - Our friend from New Zealand highly recommended that we visit here. We very much enjoyed the exhibits especially the nature exhibit. Bit disappointed would have to pay to see Vivienne Westwood exhibit.
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Caroline
Mar 5, 2025
Possibly the best museum we have ever visited. - This is probably the best museum we have ever visited, so much to see, so much to learn and so many interactive exhibits. We were there for about 2.5 hours, but one could easily spread longer there. The ticket allows a return visit the following day.
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212nict
Mar 16, 2025
Well worth the visit - We are international visitors but did not do a guided tour. We spent a bit over 3 hours in the museum. There is so much to do here. The tickets are 48 hours and if we weren’t leaving we would go back a second day. We visited Rotorua and did the Māori living village tour and this museum really complimented much of what was shared. I strongly recommend visiting. this museum is focused on who populated this island and when. Who came and how, not just people but animals and insects, etc. So a very good view of who and what and the impact. It superficially addresses colonization and impacts, but leaves you wanting to learn more of everything. Which is good.
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Samanthabb9772qn
Mar 12, 2025
Gallipoli Exhibit is Amazing - The Gallipoli exhibit at this museum is amazing! The Weta Workshop figures really humanize all of the information and are so detailed and beautiful. We also enjoyed the nature exhibit of native NZ animals. The Maori section was pretty disappointing, as we feel there wasn't much information about the culture and wanted to know more. Its a good place to spend a few hours.
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Ananthropologist
Mar 2, 2025
Boring - We paid extra to see the special exhibition if Vivienne Westwood jewelry which was very good and interesting but most of the rest of the museum was boring.
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