We visit the Menz Shed and meet some of Santa's helpers
Behind the scenes of the Te Manawa children's space refresh
News13 May 2020by Te Manawa
Becoming Dementia-Friendly
Te Manawa has been working with Alzheimers New Zealand to gain Dementia Friendly accreditation
Some people are going to make trouble no matter where they go!
For the Festival of Cultures we took a dive into the collections store.
A visit to Santa Cruz, USA with the international museum community
CommunityMuseum20 September 2018by Te Manawa
The mother of Palmerston North
19 September 2018 marked the 125th anniversary of the 1893 Electoral Act that granted New Zealand women the right to vote. To commemorate this historic occasion, Te Manawa published profiles of prominent local women at each end of those 125 years. In this article we looked at Louisa Matilda Snelson, "the Mother of Palmerston North”.
How New Zealand women came to the aid of WW2 Polish soldiers
Collections19 September 2016by Te Manawa
The town’s gowns: a medieval tradition
Te Manawa interviews Jill White, who was mayor of Palmerston North from 1998-2001, about the robes of office, that were displayed in our 2016 Nova exhibition.
kōrero mai
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Te Manawa Museum
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Aotearoa New Zealand
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