Contact and Connect
Get in touch
If you have a question about membership, events, or the Friends’ activities, we’d love to hear from you. Our small team is based at Te Papa and is here to assist with any enquiries — just reach out using the details below.
We’re located at:
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
55 Cable Street, Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Our postal address is:
Friends of Te Papa
PO Box 467, Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Talk to us:
Call our office to talk to Rachael on (04) 381 7051 or email friends@tepapa.govt.nz
Join Us
Be part of the Friends and enjoy exclusive exhibition previews, talks, tours, and workshops, plus discounts in Te Papa’s cafés and stores, free parking at events, and behind-the-scenes updates — all while supporting the museum’s collections, research, and programmes.
Image credits (from top): The portrait room, Nga tai whakarongorua | Encounters; 2018-2024 | Painting Conservator Hae Min Park points out her restoration treatment on Ka Awatea by Emily Karaka. Te Papa Collection 1997-0012-1_AT. | Invertebrates Curators L-R Andrew Stewart, Thom Linley and Kerry Walton; Te Papa | Slow Looking observation techniques workshop; Vivenne Westwood & Jewellery exhibition 2025 | Weaver Jean Ngan, left, and Artist Joan Calvert, right, with Conservator Textiles Anne Peranteau inpsecting a panel from Forest in the sun, 2019. Photo by Daniel Crichton-Rouse | Friends of Te Papa | Arts Curators Lizzie Bisley and Hanahiva Rose give members an exclusive preview of the new Toi Art exhibition installations.