There are 546 individually designed fabric panels making up the Suffrage in Stitches exhibition. More than 600 people worked on making this project a reality. Come along to this special event and meet some of them! The makers will give a guided tour of the exhibition, showing you their own work, sharing the stories behind...
There are 546 individually designed fabric panels making up the Suffrage in Stitches exhibition. More than 600 people worked on making this project a reality. Come along to this special event and meet some of them! The makers will give a guided tour of the exhibition, showing you their own work, sharing the stories behind...
On 14 August, meet artist Lauren Lysaght at Te Manawa as she talks about her practice and motivations, while reflecting on an expansive career. Photo credits: Richard Wotton
Join Jeanette Trotman from the Tapestry Trust of New Zealand for a free public talk about the Trust's goals and its big national project - New Zealand: A History in Stitch. This project aims to produce a series of more than 100 stitched panels depicting the history of Aotearoa New Zealand, to be displayed around...
KEENING – connect with Jack Trolove as he shares thoughts and stories on his painting. Come along and bring a friend to this artist talk for an exclusive chance to meet with Northland artist Jack Trolove as he talks about his newest suite of large-scale gestural paintings. Jack will speak from inside his exhibition KEENING....
Join Te Manawa staff for a torchlight tour of the heritage exhibition spaces. Follow along with us as we shine a "spotlight" on some of the more unusual museum objects you might miss when the lights are on. Tickets are $5, available from Eventbrite.
Edith Amituanai is an internationally exhibited photographer. In 2007 she was the recipient of the Marti Friedlander Photographic Award, and in 2019 was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to community and photography. She created “Edith & George: in our sea of islands” - now on display in...
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...
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,...
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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