Covid-19: Wellington's Te Papa to re-open tomorrow Mon, 28 Jun 2021, 11:40AM Te Papa has been closed since Wednesday last week when it was revealed a Sydney tourist who tested positive for Covid-19 had visited the attraction. Photo / Mark Mitchell Covid-19: Wellington's Te Papa to re-open tomorrow Mon, 28 Jun 2021, 11:40AM Te Papa will re-open to the public on Tuesday after more than 60 staff returned negative test results for Covid-19. The national museum has been closed since Wednesday last week when it was revealed a Sydney tourist had visited the attraction. He tested positive for the Delta variant of Covid-19 on return to Australia, forcing officials to introduce alert level 2 restrictions in the capital.