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Curator Floor Talk: We Come From the Earth

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

A 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 Zealand

In 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 Zealand

Artist 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 Zealand

Join 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 Zealand

In 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

After Dark 2024: Dinosaurs After Dark

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

Explore the museum after dark and visit the dinosaurs as they sleep. But shh! Don’t wake them up! Watch volcanoes explode, decorate fossils, and much, much more.

$5

School Holiday Programme: Nature Sculptures

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

Inspired by the We Come from the Earth exhibition, work with others to create a natural artwork. This will be an outside activity if the weather is good.

Gold Coin Donation