News | Exhibitions

Destination Mars – Members’ price

Head into outer space on this interactive experience where gaming wizardry plus captivating live action equals high-stakes adventure! Get your ticket/s at our special member’s price

Read more |December 16, 2021

Front of House volunteers wanted!

The exhibition Surrealist Art: Masterpieces from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has already been open for 6 weeks, and runs until October 31st. The Friends plan to promote membership during the final 10 weekends, beginning August 28th and 29th from 1pm tp 3pm. You will receive a complimentary exhibition ticket and free parking on the day. […]

Read more |July 29, 2021

World of WearableArt – Up Close (tickets)

Don’t forget to grab your members’ ticket today and experience World of WearableArt like never before. A theatrical journey and immersive exhibition that invites you to get up close to the extraordinary garments and explore limitless creativity.

Read more |December 9, 2020

The Web of Time

News from Te Papa last week is that award-winning Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota will unveil a fully immersive installation, The Web of Time, which draws on ideas of the cosmos, human existence, and the potential for the future, as the fourth site-responsive commission for Te Papa’s Threshold gallery. This will run between 12 December 2020 […]

Read more |October 22, 2020

Friends Special Rate For Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality

Friends members have a special rate to enter the exhibition Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality of $16.  Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality offers a rare opportunity to have an intimate and immersive encounter with some of the remarkable ancient terracotta warriors. For more than 2,000 years, they secretly guarded the tomb of Qin Shihuang, China’s First Emperor. Discovered […]

Read more |January 7, 2019

Blockbuster LEGO exhibition closing soon

The display of over 50 wonders of the world made entirely from LEGO bricks, and which has attracted well over 50,000 visitors, will now close on Sunday 18 February (end of day).

Read more |January 30, 2018

‘Golden Days’ is closing 31 August 2017

Head of History and Pacific Cultures Dr Bronwyn Labrum says: “This nostalgic look at our past has been a real winner with visitors but it’s time to take a fresh look at ourselves, to review the last 20 years and to think about what comes next.”

Read more |August 16, 2017

Venice Biennale artist Liu Jianhua

Regular Fragile is one of Liu Jianhua signature works. Cast in white porcelain, it comprises 1500 everyday objects such as those found in his home while he was growing up; torches, bananas, hammers, stilettos and many more items.

Read more |August 4, 2016

Invitation to have your say

Te Papa is planning a major short term exhibition and would like your opinion about the concept they are developing. As a Friend

Read more |November 5, 2013

WW1 Memorabilia

Te Papa staff are busy working on a major exhibition about New Zealand’s role in the First World War to mark the centenaries of the outbreak of the War next year and of the Gallipoli campaign in 2015. It will feature a recreation by Weta Workshop of living conditions in the ANZAC trenches at Gallipoli […]

Read more |September 18, 2013