ProjectTe Taiao Nature Refurbishment

Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand is the country’s largest museum. Te Papa (‘the treasure box’) opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Located near Wellington’s waterfront, an average of more than 1.5 million people visit every year, making it the most visited museum in Australia and New Zealand.

The existing nature exhibitions that had been in place since the museum opened in 1998 were replaced with an exciting new nature and environment zone. To assist with updating the exhibits, TSA Riley was engaged to project manage the demolition of the previous exhibition space and installation of a new fitout to accommodate the new displays. The exhibition was installed by a specialist team post-contract.

TSA Riley was engaged after the design and contractor procurement process were complete to fulfil the role of Engineer to Contract as well as to administer the fitout contract.