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He Ara Whāriki

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

The graduating students and tutors of the Maunga Kura Toi weaving programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa share their raranga works with you. The programme encompasses all aspects of Māori weaving and maintains the practices and techniques of the ancestors.

Free

We Come From The Earth

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Bringing together natural materials alongside painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and weaving, We come from the Earth explores our relationship with the environment with works from the Te Manawa collection.

FREE

Boro – timeworn textiles of Japan

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Artist and teacher Pip Steel has gathered a significant collection of old Japanese rural everyday workwear and household textiles, known today as boro.

FREE

Te Whare Pora: a sacred space

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Te Whare Pora: a sacred space presents works by artist Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa of Ngāti Porou (Aotearoa New Zealand) from the past three years. The exhibition is centered around the core pou (pillars) of his practice: Te Whare Pora, the sacred zone of making; Hineteiwaiwa, the guiding atua (deity) for creativity; and Waipunarangi, the source of ancestral guidance and inspiration.

School Holiday Programme: Totaranui Homestead

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Kick off the school holidays with a journey back in time! Join us for the first activity and enjoy a chance to step back in time with a tour through Totaranui Homestead.

Gold Coin Donation

School Holiday Programme: Create with Clay

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Inspired by the We Come from the Earth exhibition, get your hands dirty and create your own clay object!

Gold Coin Donation

School Holiday Programme: Sock Puppets!

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Have fun making your own hand puppet! Bring a clean sock to jazz up and embellish, all other materials provided.

Gold Coin Donation

School Holiday Programme: Boro Stich and Patch

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Visit the Boro exhibition and learn about the traditional Japanese art of repair. Try your hand at sashiko stitching, creating your own patch work.

Gold Coin Donation