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...
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.
Welcome to the School Holidays at Te Manawa! For an overview of our activity programme, click here. To see the programme on our calendar, click here.
The future is at your fingertips with our VexIQ robots. Build them and send them out to tackle our obstacle course and each other! Please bring a lunch and a drink bottle. Book now by calling 0800-4-A-MUSEUM or email frontdesk@temanawa.co.nz.
Head back to the 19th century for a taste of life in the olden days. Make your own butter, bake pikelets and dress up as someone from 150 years ago! Butter churning begins at 10am; pikelet baking at 10.30am and washing at 11am. Please note that because these activities are processes, to join in you...
Dress up as your favourite book character and head to the museum for an evening of fun, games and dancing.
Join the fabulous RubyDax and her guests for a special storytime event.
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...