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WAR – What is it Good For? Anthony Davies

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

This exhibition by printmaker, Anthony Davies is part of a series on the war in Ukraine.
Anthony Davies is a master printmaker who has spent time looking at the progression of the Ukraine war. His artwork, using a selection of images from the Internet, presents these events from his own viewpoint. Davies says he felt compelled to undertake this series. He speaks of a sense of injustice as he watches people turned into refugees; “the devastation of ordinary people”.

FREE

Feminine/Abstract

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

Feminine/Abstract is an exhibition that explores abstract painting through the eyes, minds and hands of women. These artists use symbols, techniques and materials to connect with a diverse range of people, revealing a more realistic representation of Aotearoa today.

FREE

Local Knowledge: Euan Macleod and Gregory O’Brien

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

Blending two distinctive styles, Euan Macleod and Gregory O’Brien’s collaborative paintings reflect the appreciation both artists have for the outdoors, and equally, their shared curiosity about human history, and concerns...

FREE

With Our Hands: Manawatū Spinners & Weavers Guild

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

The With Our Hands exhibition showcases unique wearable artworks crafted by members of the Manawatū Spinners and Weavers Guild. 

FREE

Sunlight: Ihi Kōmaru

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

Discover the secrets of the Sun in Sunlight – Ihi Kōmaru, a science exhibition that will help the whole family understand the forces that sustain life on Earth.

FREE

School Holidays: Chalk Shadows

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

In this fun chalk activity, learn to draw using the sun! With your piece of chalk, trace how shadows change and move during the day. Ask for this activity at the front desk.

Gold Coin Donation

School Holidays: Colouring Competition

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

Colour your way through our spooky colouring competition and you'll be in to win tickets to our Trick or Treat Halloween event. This self-led activity is held all holiday long. Head to the front desk to get your colouring sheet!

Gold Coin Donation

School Holidays: Tōtaranui Open Morning

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

Spend a sunny spring morning getting to know what life was like for a for an early settler family at the turn of the 20th century.

School Holidays: Sun Art

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

Create an artwork inspired by the colours of the sun using kitchen chemistry. What will you create?

Gold Coin Donation

School Holidays: Space Sessions – VR Headsets & Paper Rockets

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

Explore the International Space Station using our VR headsets. As our headsets are limited, please collect a ticket for this activity from the front desk and create your own paper rocket while you wait!

Gold Coin Donation

School Holidays: Sunflowers and Pot Decorating

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

Celebrate the start of Spring with a spot of garden planting! Decorate your own plant pot and a sunflower seed. Take it come and watch it grow!

Gold Coin Donation