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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

Wild Day Out at Te Manawa

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

Join Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery Centre for a Wild Day Out at Te Manawa. Learn how Wildbase supports native wildlife recovery and what we can do to help.

FREE