Scarlett Johansson has been keeping a low profile in Wellington but Stuff can confirm the actress made a trip to the national museum.

Here to film Ghost in the Shell at Stone Street Studios, Johansson and other cast and crew members were honoured with an exclusive powhiri (traditional Maori welcome) at Wellington's Te Papa Tongarewa earlier in February.

Johansson, 31, was joined by fellow cast members Pilou Asbaek, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Yutaka Izumihara, Tawanda Manyino and around 60 guests and crew members.

Te Papa staff welcome the Ghost in the Shell at Te Papa’s marae.

The film's director Rupert Sanders, executive producer Michael Costigan, producer Ari Arad, executive producer Jeff Silver were also in attendance.

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Director Rupert Sanders (right) shares a hongi with Te Papa staff member Te Arikirangi Mamaku.

Family members were welcomed as part of the wider Ghost in the Shell family, as well as New Zealand Film Commission Chief Executive Dave Gibson, and representatives from Tourism New Zealand and the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment.

Announced by the sounding of traditional shell instruments, the guests were welcomed with a haka by local iwi Ngati Toa and museum staff.

Ghost in the Shell executive producer Michael Costigan said the team were grateful to be hosted in Wellington and to have had the Maori culture shared with them.

Steve Ihaka speaks on behalf of the visitors. Seated from left, Director Rupert Sanders, Executive Producer Michael Costigan, Producer Ari Arad, Executive Producer Jeff Silver, New Zealand Film Commission Chief Executive Dave Gibson.

To conclude the powhiri, guests and hosts engaged in the hongi.

Images of Johansson at the Powhiri were on strict lockdown with her publicist refusing requests for images because it was a "private event". Te Papa were also barred from sharing images of Johansson with media.

Johansson was spotted in January sipping cocktails and tucking into tapas at Park Kitchen in Miramar, is said to have dined at Coco at the Roxy, and has also seen leaving City Fitness gym in Lyall Bay.

Based on the internationally-acclaimed Japanese comic books of the same name Ghost In the Shell follows a female cyborg who leads an elite task force called Section 9 to stop extremists from wiping out advancements in cyber technology.

The film is due for release on March 31, 2017.