Current experience:

Current experience: 

The experience that a millennial has when visiting Te Papa is different to those that are visiting as children or an adult/parent. The exhibitions are familiar and most millennials that live in Wellington, or who have visited, seem to have been to Te Papa either just once, or multiple times. ‘We’ remember the colossal squid, history collections, natural environments, pacific cultures etc. and have revisited for the Gallipoli exhibition or even Dreamworks, but other than that there is nothing there to attract us back to the museum on those rainy days. Instead, coffee culture has become a big trend amongst millennials. We visit cafes because they are a social public space that you can go to, to meet up with different people. There is a safety net with cafe’s as it is a social space that allows you to choose how much time you want to spend there. Coffee and food is used as a way to determine the situation and length of meeting with someone. 

Te Papa currently has 2 cafe’s in the building, but their purpose is to serve food. This isn't the kind of spot that you would meet up with a friend to catch up with over coffee.