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Public talk: Douglas MacDiarmid

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Douglas MacDiarmid (1922-2020) is recognised by art historians as New Zealand’s longest-lived and longest-working painter. He is also considered to be one of the most technically and formally accomplished, imaginative, and intellectually and philosophically sophisticated artists to emerge from this country. Join cousins Stuart MacDiarmid and biographer Anna MacDiarmid Cahill in the Art Gallery as...

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Featured Featured Event Series Christmas Museum in a Box

Christmas Museum in a Box

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

What was Christmas like in the olden days? What did people eat, what did they wear, and what presents did they give each other? Come and find out with Pru and a special Museum in a Box mini-exhibition! There are two sessions, on Thursday 15 and Wednesday 21 December, from 10am to 12pm. It's free,...

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Full length mirrors stand in the exhibition space

Mirror Magic

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

One of Te Manawa’s most popular touring shows is back! Mirror Magic puts the science of light reflection under the microscope, featuring a full spectrum of interactive displays that offer a kaleidoscope of experiences. Turn a blob of colours into a real picture with one carefully placed mirror, tackle a reverse writing challenge and be fooled by...

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Featured Featured Event Series Christmas Museum in a Box

Christmas Museum in a Box

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

What was Christmas like in the olden days? What did people eat, what did they wear, and what presents did they give each other? Come and find out with Pru and a special Museum in a Box mini-exhibition! There are two sessions, on Thursday 15 and Wednesday 21 December, from 10am to 12pm. It's free,...

Free

A black and white photo of a Māori man seated on a bed in a skylit attic, surrounded by his artworks

Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

As acclaimed Kiwi photographer Marti Friedlander travelled around the country, she made a point of seeking out artists, capturing portraits of them in their homes and studios. This combined exhibition features those photographs together with works by each of the artists. We can follow Rita Angus, Ralph Hotere, Toss Woollaston and more along a timeline of cultural changes, and...

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Intricate red paper cutout on a length of white rice paper

Movements from Pearl Rivers

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

According to ancient worldviews indigenous to China, the universe, humanity and all existence evolved from a single origin, inheriting a spiritual and physical reality. Such perspectives have informed this exhibition of visual arts by Tessa Ma'auga, which seeks to convey the genealogical, philosophical, cultural and artistic connections that flow between Southern China and Aotearoa through...

Intricate red paper cutout on a length of white rice paper
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Public Talk: Movements from Pearl Rivers

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Join artist Tessa Ma’auga as she talks about her installation Movements from Pearl Rivers. Find out what inspired Tessa to create these fibre-based sculptures that touch the traditions and connections from her whakapapa, flowing between Southern China and Aotearoa. Members of Tessa’s community have contributed personal items to the exhibition, and they will be with...

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Public Talk: Sandy Adsett

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Sandy Adsett is a master of colour and kōwhaiwhai. His contributions to Māori art are multifaceted and continuing. Meet Dr Sandy Adsett in the Te Manawa Art Gallery as he talks with Reuben Friend, artist and curator of Toi Koru. They're joined in conversation by Professors Kura Te Waru-Rewiri and Robert Jahnke of Toioho ki...

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Event Series Sandy Adsett: Toi Koru

Sandy Adsett: Toi Koru

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett. Featuring sixty paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum...

A woman looks at large panels of Māori art on a gallery wall
Event Series Sandy Adsett: Toi Koru

Sandy Adsett: Toi Koru

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett. Featuring sixty paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum...

A group of people view artworks on a gallery wall.
Event Series Excellence

Excellence

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Our annual exhibition of NCEA Level 3 artwork returns. Each year we display the folios of students from around the region who received the Excellence grade in painting, photography, printmaking, design and more.

A woman looks at large panels of Māori art on a gallery wall
Event Series Sandy Adsett: Toi Koru

Sandy Adsett: Toi Koru

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett. Featuring sixty paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum...

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