Te Manawa is undergoing an exciting program of gallery developments to share more great stories about our region and people. The New Zealand Rugby Museum is also co-locating to Te Manawa to provide a new engaging and diverse visitor experience.  Developing new galleries allows Te Manawa to incorporate the latest techniques and technologies and to provide fresh experiences for our visitors.

Throughout the gallery development process Te Manawa will remain open, with plenty for visitors to see and do in the Art Gallery building.

For further information on our developments and the new River Exhibition read our latest Newsletter TeManawaredevelopmentMay2010.pdf (1.73MB) 

Timeline of events

 The new building will hold the:

• Manawatū River and Kids Own exhibitions opening in April 2011
• NZ Rugby Museum opening April 2011.  
• Manawatū People - Manawatu Stories exhibition opening August 2011
• Tangata Whenua exhibition opening August 2011. 

Contractors McMillan and Lockwood have got straight to work ripping out the inside features and laying the new concrete. The Image below shows the work commencing on the entrance area to the new science centre and museum building. 

To view our redevelopment video, click the adobe flashplayer link below.