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Magic Show
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandMagician Andrew Wilson puts on a magic show filled with illusion and mystery to delight and surprise all ages.
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Te Manawa After Dark
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandThe annual fun-filled night at the museum is back! Join us for an evening of fun and excitement, the museum transformed into a spectacularly lit winter wonderland. Dr Rafea Naffa returns for another one of his immensely popular chemistry demonstrations, there'll be activities throughout the museum and of course the giant slide in the Atrium....
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Laser Tag at the Museum *SOLD OUT*
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand*SOLD OUT* Our laser tag event returns by popular demand! Gather your friends for another evening of exciting action in the museum. Games are 30 minutes long; you and seven friends aiming for victory in the spookily lit museum halls. Ages 8+ Booking essential; call 0800-4-A-MUSEUM or visit our front desk.
$16
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Clubs Open Day
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandOn 7 August at Te Manawa, discover a new interest or revisit an old one, as local hobby groups display their talents for Clubs Open Day. From the excitement of radio-controlled aircraft with the Palmerston North Aeroneers, to the strategy and skill of pétanque, to the sedate but fascinating world of cactus and succulent cultivation...
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Spotlight!
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandWho remembers playing Spotlight as a kid? Who still plays it? Now you can play Spotlight at the museum. 25 people go in. 24 of them hide, and the one with the torch has to track them down, and anybody caught joins them. Rounds last for 30 minutes - will you be the last one...
$3
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The Climate Change Game
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandHow will we continue feeding ourselves as the planet warms and extreme weather events batter the landscape more often? How will some of Earth's most iconic animals survive? Te Manawa is hosting a special Discovery Time session on International Youth Day (12 August) from 3-6pm, where you can try to answer these questions by taking...
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Artist Talk – Lauren Lysaght
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandOn 14 August, meet artist Lauren Lysaght at Te Manawa as she talks about her practice and motivations, while reflecting on an expansive career. Photo credits: Richard Wotton
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Upcycle One
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandWith "Creative Upcycling" for their motto, Upcycle One aim to help people in Palmerston North and surrounding areas create something beautiful and useful using recycled materials. They also use natural resources such as soil, plants, stones, dried flowers, leaves and feathers. Participants not only enjoy opportunities for arts and craft, but also they learn about...
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Who Are We?
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandHow quickly we can lose our history, forget those or what came before, or forget the meaning of what we have now. Do we value our local stories? Do we hear or see them enough? Do we tell of our own struggles, to be who we are now - in this city? Who we are...
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965,335 Stitches and Counting
Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin Jeanette Trotman from the Tapestry Trust of New Zealand for a free public talk about the Trust's goals and its big national project - New Zealand: A History in Stitch. This project aims to produce a series of more than 100 stitched panels depicting the history of Aotearoa New Zealand, to be displayed around...
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Sharing the Kete – Online Workshop
Te Manawa Online Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandSharing The Kete is a two-hour zoom workshop which explores the tools and strategies for developing successful interactive experiences for our community. The workshop will focus on: Building the Foundation What am I creating? (Learning for Purpose) Online Tools Register by clicking this link and filling out the online form, or by emailing learning@temanawa.co.nz ...
Jack Trolove – Artist Talk
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandKEENING – connect with Jack Trolove as he shares thoughts and stories on his painting. Come along and bring a friend to this artist talk for an exclusive chance to meet with Northland artist Jack Trolove as he talks about his newest suite of large-scale gestural paintings. Jack will speak from inside his exhibition KEENING....
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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.
