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Dino Storytime at Te Manawa with The City Library
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandDo you love dinosaurs and books? Grab the kids and join Palmy City Library at Te Manawa Museum for a dinosaur-themed story time session.
FREE
Curator Floor Talk: We Come From the Earth
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandA curator’s tour by Sian van Dyk on the exhibition We Come From the Earth, which considers how work from the Te Manawa collection made in the late 20th century still resonates with environmental concerns today.
FREE
Floor Talk with Richard Thompson, Director of International Art Centre
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIn this unique evening, Richard Thomson, Director of International Art Centre, will talk about the New Zealand Art Market. You are invited to bring in artworks for an appraisal with Richard as well as listen to a floor talk on the Paul Dibble: Continuum Exhibition.
$10
Bronz.Place.Belonging. Curator Floor Talk
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin Sian van Dyk for a floor tour and talk on Paul Dibble: Continuum, looking at Dibble’s notion of place and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
FREE
Artist Talk: the art of Boro textiles
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIn this artist talk, Pip Steel will trace the beginnings of her fascination with Boro textiles timeworn cloths and delve into the ‘hows’ and the ‘whys’ of their existence.
FREE
After Dark 2024: Dinosaurs After Dark
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandExplore the museum after dark and visit the dinosaurs as they sleep. But shh! Don’t wake them up! Watch volcanoes explode, decorate fossils, and much, much more.
$5
Look.See.Think.Feel: Heritage Month Art Tour
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin the highly popular “Behind The Scenes” tour of the Te Manawa art collection, especially for Heritage Month!
FREE
Look.See.Think.Feel: Heritage Month Art Tour
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin the highly popular “Behind The Scenes” tour of the Te Manawa art collection, especially for Heritage Month!
FREE
Look.See.Think.Feel: Heritage Month Art Tour
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin the highly popular “Behind The Scenes” tour of the Te Manawa art collection, especially for Heritage Month!
FREE
Wild Day Out at Te Manawa
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery Centre for a Wild Day Out at Te Manawa. Learn how Wildbase supports native wildlife recovery and what we can do to help.
FREE
NOA Programme
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandNOA is a program designed to create a welcoming environment for those who would otherwise not consider the museum to be a place for them.
NOA is open to anyone and generally attended by differently abled folks.
The programme runs every Wednesday morning from 10am - 12pm. NOA runs during school term times and does not run during school holidays.
FREE
kōrero mai
get in touch
Phone: +64 (06) 355-5000
0800-4-A-MUSEUM
Te Manawa Museum
326 Main Street
Private Bag 11055
Palmerston North, 4442
Aotearoa New Zealand
haere mai
visit us
HOURS:
Tues – Sun: 10am – 5.00pm
(Opens 1pm Anzac Day. Closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Open Mondays during School Holidays)
Free general entry.
Donations appreciated
Charges may apply to some exhibitions/programmes.
