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 Front side with entrance in 2009 | |
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Former name | Dominion Museum and National Art Gallery |
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| Established | 1992 |
| Location | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°17′26″S 174°46′55″E / 41.29056°S 174.78194°E |
| Visitors | 1.5 million (2017)[1] |
| Kaihautū | Arapata Hakiwai[2] |
| Director | Courtney Johnston |
| Website | Official website |
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa (Māori for 'the treasure box'), it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery.[3] An average of more than 1.1 million people visit every year, making it the 58th-most-visited art gallery in the world in 2023. Te Papa operates under a bicultural philosophy, and emphasises the living stories behind its cultural treasures.[4]
- ^ "Cultural sector overviews, history". Manatū Taonga. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Executive team – Te kei o te waka". Te Papa. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Te Papa founding chief executive Dame Cheryll Sotheran dies after long illness". Stuff. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Souvenir Guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. 2017. pp. 6–7. ISBN 9780994136220.