Join Pru and Museum in a Box to celebrate Palmerston North's 150th anniversary. Take a trip down memory lane and uncover the history of Te Marae o Hine.
There are 546 individually designed fabric panels making up the Suffrage in Stitches exhibition. More than 600 people worked on making this project a reality. Come along to this special event and meet some of them! The makers will give a guided tour of the exhibition, showing you their own work, sharing the stories behind...
With "Creative Upcycling" for their motto, Upcycle One aim to help people in Palmerston North and surrounding areas create something beautiful and useful using recycled materials. They also use natural resources such as soil, plants, stones, dried flowers, leaves and feathers. Participants not only enjoy opportunities for arts and craft, but also they learn about...
The Nerf Battle returns for a fifth go! A special round for ages 5-7 runs from 5.45-6.45pm; all-ages rounds are hourly thereafter. You must bring your own equipment; we'll supply the darts. Eye protection is compulsory. $5 per round; no charge for spectators. Book by calling 0800-4-A-MUSEUM or visiting our front desk.
Join artisans David Trinder and Morgan Watson for an interactive crafting workshop where you will get to know how traditional Māori tools were used. Try your hand at simple carving techniques and learn how taonga like earrings and pendants are made. Free entry, no booking required.
Join Andrew Wilson, Magician, to learn the tricks of the trade in his interactive magic coaching workshop. $25 per person. Ages 8+. BOOK NOW - 0800-4-A-MUSEUM
Magician Andrew Wilson puts on a magic show to delight and surprise all ages.
Come join NOA for twice-weekly facilitated drawing sessions in the Te Manawa foyer. NOA is both an acronym for Notes Of Art and Te Reo for “an area without restriction, safe and open for everyone.” All are welcome! Nau mai, haere mai – Open daily from 10am to 5pm. General admission is free – donations...
The annual fun-filled night at the museum is back! Join us for an evening of fun and excitement, the museum transformed into a spectacularly lit winter wonderland. Dr Rafea Naffa returns for another one of his immensely popular chemistry demonstrations, there'll be activities throughout the museum and of course the giant slide in the Atrium....
*SOLD OUT* Our laser tag event returns by popular demand! Gather your friends for another evening of exciting action in the museum. Games are 30 minutes long; you and seven friends aiming for victory in the spookily lit museum halls. Ages 8+ Booking essential; call 0800-4-A-MUSEUM or visit our front desk.
With wheel and spindle, loom and dye, needles and hook, Spinners’ and Weavers’ Guild members turn fibre into fabric and felt in amazing variety. They’re joined by the Embroiderers’ Guild, creating art with stitch and thread. These crafts, both old and new, are meditative and fascinating. See them at Te Manawa from 1-3 pm.
Come join NOA for twice-weekly facilitated drawing sessions in the Te Manawa foyer. NOA is both an acronym for Notes Of Art and Te Reo for “an area without restriction, safe and open for everyone.” All are welcome! Nau mai, haere mai – Open daily from 10am to 5pm. General admission is free – donations...
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