Experts' Choice Award Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
What the experts agree on
Experts call Te Papa the essential introduction to New Zealand, blending Maori and European perspectives on history, art, and nature through massive, interactive, family-friendly exhibits.
“The Museum of New Zealand combines interactive technology with world-class displays that tell the whole New Zealand story—the country's history, art, her people, and natural environment.”
– Frommer's
Frommer's "One of the largest national museums in the world, Te Papa is redefining the word museum." Full review
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The city's 'must-see' attraction... it's highly interactive, fun, and full of surprises." Full review
Fodor's "Te Papa Tongarewa provides an essential introduction to the country's people, cultures, landforms, flora, and fauna." Full review
Afar Magazine "Draws together collections that feature New Zealand's natural, social and political experience, exhibiting through the prism of both European and Maori cultures." Full review
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Entry to the permanent collection is free, though admission to some special exhibitions and events may need a ticket, and guided tours have a charge.
Afar Magazine "At this spectacle... The most savage must weep.The Gallipoli campaign of World War I was a defining moment for the newly independent dominions of New Zealand and Australia, and the..." Full review
Travel + Leisure "It contains over 800,000 artworks and objects, and it has a rotation of exhibitions including dinosaur skeletons and ancient artifacts...it’s an interesting experience for children and adults alike."
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Condé Nast Traveler "From Cuba Street, it's only a short walk to one of Wellington's star attractions—the Museum of New Zealand Te Pa Tongarewa, which has pride of place on the waterfront. New Zealand's..."
New York Times "Te Pa is the national museum, with permanent exhibitions on the natural world and the history of New Zealand and the Pacific, as well as an extensive collection of New Zealand art. It..."
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