Te Papa’s Moon Rocks: 50th Anniversary of The Moon Landing

Drop in to Te Taiao | Nature to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

View and learn about some of the awesome rocks in Te Papa’s collection, including very special moon rocks from the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 mission.

Our experts will be there to have a chat too.

Image: Moon Rock, 20 July 1969, by Technical Services Division Manned Spacecraft Center. Gift of Richard M Nixon, President of the United States of America, to the People of New Zealand, 1969. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH003201)