School Holidays
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandSee our Holidays page or our Calendar for our full line-up of events and activities.
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Water Room
Water Room
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandHead to the Water Room to run cool experiments in a flowing current that simulates actual river and flood conditions.
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A History of New Zealand in 10 (Sewing) Objects
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandFor this year's Mina McKenzie Memorial Lecture we welcome author and historian Jock Phillips. His book A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects tells our story through the objects and artefacts we've made through the centuries. In this talk he will hone this approach even further by focusing on just 10 items, all of...
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Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandPull on a VR headset and launch into space for a thrilling journey of exploration.
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Space K’Nex
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandRummage in our huge K'Nex collection for the perfect part to build the spaceship of your dreams.
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Closed on Mondays
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandTe Manawa is closed on Mondays during term time, but open during school holidays. Some special events, such as our low-sensory environment sessions, also take place on Monday.
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Edison Robots
Robot Rovers
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandMake a robotic rover by decorating one of our Edison robots with Lego blocks then send it out to explore its environment. It'll use its special robot sensors to navigate but it may need a bit of help from you!
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Perfect Little Planet
Perfect Little Planet
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIn this special Yorb Cosmodome presentation, follow a family of aliens around the galaxy as they look for the best place to live. Spaces are limited for each showing; tickets must be purchased on the day.
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Perfect Little Planet
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIn this special Yorb Cosmodome presentation, follow a family of aliens around the galaxy as they look for the best place to live. Spaces are limited for each showing; tickets must be purchased on the day.
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Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandPull on a VR headset and launch into space for a thrilling journey of exploration.
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Space Crafts
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandGet your hands on Te Manawa's huge supply of crafting materials and make your creative space ideas come true. Aliens, rocketships or planets - the sky's the limit!
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Perfect Little Planet
Perfect Little Planet
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIn this special Yorb Cosmodome presentation, follow a family of aliens around the galaxy as they look for the best place to live. Spaces are limited for each showing; tickets must be purchased on the day.
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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.
