Rhubarb Rouge returns to Te Manawa, bringing with her a fabulous array of performers for a night of fun, frivolity, glamour and of course drag! Dress to impress and get ready to dance the night away with some of New Zealand’s best drag artists, including Felicity Frockaccino, Robin Ya Blind, Ruby Dax , Kelly Fornia...
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.
Everyone loves an Easter egg hunt! Join us over three days this Easter for an exciting egg hunt that'll take you into every corner of the museum. Find one of the brightly coloured eggs scattered around Te Manawa and you can exchange it at our front desk for a chocolate egg (limit one egg per...
The craftspeople of the Manawatū Woodworkers’ Guild are masters of chisel and lathe. Come and see them transform chunks of wood into works of art.
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...
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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