Six Extinctions
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandExperience Six Extinctions this Summer, a fun-filled, educational exhibition the whole family will love
Free
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Christmas Crafts – Self Led
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandRound up the kids and kick of the holiday season with self-led Christmas crafts.
Please bring a gold coin donation to join in.
Gold Coin Donation
Closed for public holiday
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand
Dino Day: Day 1 Summer Holiday Programme
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandRound up the kids for a DAY 1 of It's All About The Earth, a 4 day school holiday programme full of activities about Earth's prehistoric periods. Today's activities are all about DINOSAURS! Kids will dig for dinos in our dino dig and have fun with dino rubbings and puzzles.
Gold Coin Donation
Rita Angus Curator Floor Talk
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin Lizzie Bisley, Te Papa’s curator of modern art, for a tour through Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist. In her floor talk Lizzie will introduce the work and biography of this important New Zealand artist.
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
We Come From The Earth
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandBringing together natural materials alongside painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and weaving, We come from the Earth explores our relationship with the environment with works from the Te Manawa collection.
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
Boro – timeworn textiles of Japan
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandArtist and teacher Pip Steel has gathered a significant collection of old Japanese rural everyday workwear and household textiles, known today as boro.
FREE
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
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
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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.
