Artist Brigham Anderson (Ngāti Hauiti) views the home as the most important place in the world: a place of safety, protection, learning and love; where potential is nurtured. His work combines tukutuku patterns with text to remind us of how home should be.
Meet artist Brigham Anderson and learn about his process of making art for his exhibition Te Whare Tukutuku, opening the same day. He'll discuss some of the meanings encoded in his work, and also explore the connections he sees between text, tukutuku and the transmission of knowledge. Nau mai, haere mai! Image: Faith | Whakapono...
Head into outer space with this interactive science exhibition designed to deepen young people’s interest in the stars. Grounded in Māori traditional narratives and concepts, the exhibition celebrates our country’s space achievements, and is filled with exciting hands-on displays. Test rocket designs, handle the remains of a crashed Russian space probe, heft a 4 billion...
Te Manawa is closed on Mondays during term time, but open during school holidays. Some special events, such as our low-sensory environment sessions, also take place on Monday.
Te Manawa is closed on Mondays during term time, but open during school holidays. Some special events, such as our low-sensory environment sessions, also take place on Monday.
See works from the Te Manawa art collection projected on the big screen in a quiet and calm environment.
Te Manawa is closed on Mondays during term time, but open during school holidays. Some special events, such as our low-sensory environment sessions, also take place on Monday.
Head to the Water Room to run cool experiments in a flowing current that simulates actual river and flood conditions.
See our Holidays page or our Calendar for our full line-up of events and activities.
Head to the Water Room to run cool experiments in a flowing current that simulates actual river and flood conditions.
For this year's Mina McKenzie Memorial Lecture we welcome author and historian Jock Phillips. His book A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects tells our story through the objects and artefacts we've made through the centuries. In this talk he will hone this approach even further by focusing on just 10 items, all of...
Pull on a VR headset and launch into space for a thrilling journey of exploration.
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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.
