Te Manawa at home
Our ‘at home’ hub is where we share activities to keep us engaged during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Here you can play, interact with, and learn a bit more about the experiences we have at your Museum, even when we can’t see your smiling face in person!
Discovery Time
Revisit our Discovery Time activities. Learn about everything from Joygerms to Boro - you can even have a go at making your own!
Puzzles!
Have a go at these online puzzles featuring the Palmerston North Centennial Parade from 1971
More puzzles!
Have a go at these online puzzles featuring some of favourite objects from the Curious Contraptions exhibition!
Creative Kids – Sharing your story
In 2021, Te Manawa was kaitiaki to a number of beautiful embroidered panels as part of the show Suffrage in Stitches, developed by Wellington Museum and upcycling collective Vinnies Re Sew. The display honours our whakapapa, history and the power of New Zealanders through 300 metres of embroidered works. These works tell the stories of 546 individuals, families and groups whose action won suffrage for women in 1893. Today we ask you to share your story using the grid template below to design your own panel of work. What symbols will you use to tell your story?
- Think of each square as an area for one stitch.
- What part of your history do you want to share?
- What is important to you and your family?
Simple Machines
Simple machines are machines that we use to make work easier. Try your hand at some of these activities inspired by the automata in our Curious Contraptions exhibition!
RubyDax explores the collection
Do you need a bit of sparkle? Have you caught our new 4-minisode series on Youtube? The fabulous RubyDax gets the scoop on some exquisite shoes from yesteryear in the Te Manawa collection.
Kids' Quiz - Curious Contraptions
This quiz about contraptions, machinery and gadgets is made specially for kids
Kids' Quiz - Bugs
Test your knowledge of tiny creatures with this quiz for kids.
Kids' Quiz - Dinosaurs
Reckon you know a thing or two about dinosaurs?
Quiz - Curious Contraptions
This Curious Contraptions quiz will test your knowledge of machines and gizmos.
Quiz - Bugs
How much do you know about the world of bugs?
Quiz - Dinosaurs
A quiz to test the most devoted dino enthusiast.
kōrero mai
get in touch
Phone: +64 (06) 355-5000
0800-4-A-MUSEUM
Email: enquiries@temanawa.co.nz
Te Manawa Museum
326 Main Street
Private Bag 11055
Palmerston North, 4442
Aotearoa New Zealand
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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.
