Te Manawa appoints new Curatorial and Collections Manager
New Curatorial and Collections Manager Sian van Dyk, is thrilled to be returning to Palmerston North’s Te Manawa Museum, where she previously worked as Assistant Curator more than a...
New Curatorial and Collections Manager Sian van Dyk, is thrilled to be returning to Palmerston North’s Te Manawa Museum, where she previously worked as Assistant Curator more than a...
This accessory from the Te Manawa collection is instantly recognisable to older generations. Stuart Schwartz remembers Groucho Marx as an exemplar of silver screen showmanship.
It was painted in England by a New Zealander, but depictions of rabbits in art and culture are universal.
Made for the coronation of a monarch, this unusual vessel from the Te Manawa collection has centuries of tradition behind it.
This tiny brooch has a much longer story behind it than you might think!
Every year, International Museum Day celebrates the role of modern museums as special places where the threads of cultural fabric weave together. Communities maintain wellbeing there, and people from all...
This is the second part of Dr Leonard Bell's talk about Marti Friedlander and the New Zealand art world of the second half of the 20th century. Click the button below to listen to the whole talk.
Dr Leonard Bell has published a number of books about photographer Marti Friedlander. He gave a talk in the Te Manawa Art Gallery that illuminated her life and practice, along with the New Zealand artists and art world of the mid- to late-20th century. The first part of the talk is presented here; click the button below to listen to it in its entirety.
Juliet Galuszka traces the history of an iconic New Zealand treat: the Anzac biscuit.