Cap off the school holidays with Party Pigs!, a delightful puppetry story set around the excitement and anticipation of a child’s birthday party – piggy style! After accidentally spoiling one little piggy’s birthday, nine little piggies decide to throw a surprise party for their friend. Working together, the excitement builds until they just can’t wait any...
The story of Gallipoli - told by those who were there Voices of Gallipoli (by Maurice Shadbolt and adapted by Arthur Meek) is a collection of verbatim testimonies from veterans who fought at Gallipoli and lived to tell the tale. Join us at Te Manawa to hear three of them spoken out loud as a...
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett. Featuring sixty paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum...
Did you know that almost 50% of gamers are women? Though they still comprise less than 10% of the industry, the contribution of women is enormous. Press play at Codebreakers: Women in Games, a free exhibition that transforms our upstairs gallery into an immersive and interactive game zone. Grab a controller and play an array...
Our annual exhibition of NCEA Level 3 artwork returns. Each year we display the folios of students from around the region who received the Excellence grade in painting, photography, printmaking, design and more.
Dr. Leonard Bell is an esteemed New Zealand art historian. He has taught art history at the University of Auckland and a number of other Universities around the world since 1973, and written many books on New Zealand art history and photography. Most recently he published Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists to coincide with...
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett. Featuring sixty paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum...
Did you know that almost 50% of gamers are women? Though they still comprise less than 10% of the industry, the contribution of women is enormous. Press play at Codebreakers: Women in Games, a free exhibition that transforms our upstairs gallery into an immersive and interactive game zone. Grab a controller and play an array...
Our annual exhibition of NCEA Level 3 artwork returns. Each year we display the folios of students from around the region who received the Excellence grade in painting, photography, printmaking, design and more.
Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett. Featuring sixty paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum...
Did you know that almost 50% of gamers are women? Though they still comprise less than 10% of the industry, the contribution of women is enormous. Press play at Codebreakers: Women in Games, a free exhibition that transforms our upstairs gallery into an immersive and interactive game zone. Grab a controller and play an array...
Our annual exhibition of NCEA Level 3 artwork returns. Each year we display the folios of students from around the region who received the Excellence grade in painting, photography, printmaking, design and more.
Phone: +64 (06) 355-5000
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.
