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Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand

  • Address 55 Cable Street
    6011 Wellington
    New Zealand
  • Phone number+64 4 381 7000
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  • Neighborhood : Lambton Quay Area
    http://www.tepapa.govt.nz
  • Fri to Wed from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM,Thu from 10:00 AM to 09:00 PM

Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, is a fitting testament to the nation's heritage and storehouse for some of the country's most precious treasures. Te Papa celebrates the unique multicultural nature of New Zealand through art, exhibitions and multimedia. Highlights include virtual bungy jumping, a day in the life of a junk shop and the chance to walk through a reconstructed slice of real New Zealand countryside. Come for an afternoon or even spend a week!

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Trip Advisor Reviews ( 11 Reviews see all ) Top

“Great cultural archive for New Zealand”

 by  JamesBeswick  on  2008-10-29

Te Papa has borrowed the best ideas from the world's leading museums in making the exhibits dynamic, interactive and entertaining. A variety of...

“Modern and engaging”

 by  Millie200  on  2008-10-11

I went when the Lord of the Rings exhibition was on and I had a fantastic time. I think you could actually go more than once to really take eve...

“Amazing museum & a wonderful introduction to all things New Zealand (Aotearoa)!”

 by  Tanchan  on  2008-04-15

First off, the fact that this museum is free to the public is absolutely amazing. This extremely modern museum is one of the best in the world....

“Te Papa A MUST”

 by  UkGin  on  2008-04-14

We spent the day at Te Papa, like the National History Museum a day is not long enough. It was fantastic, the insight into the early settlers, ...

“TePapa: Plan on more than an afternoon!”

 by  BridgetColorado_USA  on  2008-01-12

We went twice because there was so much to see and do at TePapa. The facility is magnificent and offers a really nice little cafe on the 3rd? f...

“Fun, interesting museum for all ages”

 by  fastidious_traveler  on  2007-11-27

My husband and I were on a tight schedule and intended to spend 20 minutes here. We ended up spending 3 hours and had to tear ourselves away fr...

Yahoo Travel Reviews ( 14 Reviews see all ) Top

Not to be missed.

 by  sandgroper707  on  2008-01-19

This is a very interesting museum. Quite a lot of walking but well worth it. The view from the roof is amazing. All in all a day well s...

What Do People Want 4 Free?

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2007-12-03

Cant believe some people! A GREAT museum with GREAT displays. Free Admission is FANTASTIC and cant believe people are 'Bagging' it.There's just...

Overated

 by  newzealandgrl4ever  on  2007-11-12

I think the Te Papa Museum may be a bit overated, though i did like alot of the exibits were quite interesting my favourtie of my visit was the...

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 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2006-04-25

it was ok but kind of a waste of time.the time i spent at new zealand i could have been working on something else or doing something more produ...

What a waste of time

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2006-01-03

Compared to the old musemuem that Wellington had, this pales in comparison, not worth going. It is all the commercial junk and "attractions" th...

compliments

 by  peter  on  2005-11-13

an excellent atmosphere with much fun and wonders.l recomend this place for every tourist and l assure that one will never think of any other.

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