Over the October School Holidays, Te Manawa is offering a great range of STEM-themed activities for children and their families. We have programmes investigating plants, bugs and biodiversity that tap into Te Manawa's exhibitions and scientific resources. We have engineering challenges and high-energy chemistry shows that demonstrate just how exciting science can be! Most programmes...
The Te Manawa robots are reassembling for the school holidays! Challenge your bot-making skills using our Lego-like VexIQ robots. Can your machines complete the range of robo-challenges? Please bring your lunch and a water bottle. Ages 8 and up. Numbers are limited so booking early is a must - call 0800-4-A-MUSEUM or email frontdesk@temanawa.co.nz
Dr Rafea Naffa pulls on his gloves and pops on his safety goggles for a pair of special live science shows, where his trademark high-energy presentation will match the high-energy chemical reactions! Each show is an hour long, starting at 11am and 2pm. There is a limit of 80 people per session, so booking is...
Dr Rafea Naffa pulls on his gloves and pops on his safety goggles for a pair of special live science shows, where his trademark high-energy presentation will match the high-energy chemical reactions! Each show is an hour long, starting at 11am and 2pm. There is a limit of 80 people per session, so booking is...
The bubbles will foam and the rockets will fly as our Mad Science Night celebrates high-energy reactions in all their forms. Dress up as a mad scientist and join Sarah the Scientist for an evening of exploration, discovery and excitement as we bring both the gee-whiz and the whiz-bang! Suitable for all ages. No booking...
Do you miss the Esplanade Fright Train? We're working with some of the community groups involved - including Massey Netball and the Linton Community Board - to recreate a similar experience at the museum. The Fright Nights run from 27 to 29 October - we're without a train but the chills remain the same. Tickets...
Do you miss the Esplanade Fright Train? We're working with some of the community groups involved - including Massey Netball and the Linton Community Board - to recreate a similar experience at the museum. The Fright Nights run from 27 to 29 October - we're without a train but the chills remain the same. Tickets...
Do you miss the Esplanade Fright Train? We're working with some of the community groups involved - including Massey Netball and the Linton Community Board - to recreate a similar experience at the museum. The Fright Nights run from 27 to 29 October - we're without a train but the chills remain the same. Tickets...
Save yourself a lot of legwork with our special Halloween doorknocking event. Join the Tots and Tamariki Treat Trail and knock on all the doors at Te Manawa - you never know who (or what) will be behind them! Entry is $2 per child; adults are free. The Trail runs from 6-9pm, no booking required....
Humans love meeting Santa, but this year we're giving your pets a chance to meet him too! Join us on 5 November and introduce your pet to the man in red, and have your photo taken. We appreciate that there are rivalries within the animal kingdom, so there are different sessions for different pets. Cats...
Every year the Mina McKenzie Memorial Lecture discusses a topic near and dear to the museum community. In 2022, Dr Bronwyn Labrum's subject is "Stories of change and innovation in the regions: Women in New Zealand museums since the 1950s" "Women now run most of the significant regional museums in New Zealand, including Te Manawa,...
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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0800-4-A-MUSEUM
Te Manawa Museum
326 Main Street
Private Bag 11055
Palmerston North, 4442
Aotearoa New Zealand
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.
