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Rita Angus Curator Floor Talk
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin Lizzie Bisley, Te Papa’s curator of modern art, for a tour through Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist. In her floor talk Lizzie will introduce the work and biography of this important New Zealand artist.
Fascinating Fossils: Day 4 School Holiday Programme
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin us for DAY 4 of It's All About The Earth, a 4-day school holiday programme full of activities about Earth's prehistoric periods. Today's activities are all about fossils. Through a series of fun, interactive activities kids will take a close look at fossils and learn more about them.
Gold Coin Donation
Dino Storytime at Te Manawa with The City Library
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandDo you love dinosaurs and books? Grab the kids and join Palmy City Library at Te Manawa Museum for a dinosaur-themed story time session.
FREE
Curator Floor Talk: We Come From the Earth
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandA curator’s tour by Sian van Dyk on the exhibition We Come From the Earth, which considers how work from the Te Manawa collection made in the late 20th century still resonates with environmental concerns today.
FREE
Floor Talk with Richard Thompson, Director of International Art Centre
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIn this unique evening, Richard Thomson, Director of International Art Centre, will talk about the New Zealand Art Market. You are invited to bring in artworks for an appraisal with Richard as well as listen to a floor talk on the Paul Dibble: Continuum Exhibition.
$10
Bronz.Place.Belonging. Curator Floor Talk
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin Sian van Dyk for a floor tour and talk on Paul Dibble: Continuum, looking at Dibble’s notion of place and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
FREE
Artist Talk: the art of Boro textiles
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandIn this artist talk, Pip Steel will trace the beginnings of her fascination with Boro textiles timeworn cloths and delve into the ‘hows’ and the ‘whys’ of their existence.
FREE
After Dark 2024: Dinosaurs After Dark
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandExplore the museum after dark and visit the dinosaurs as they sleep. But shh! Don’t wake them up! Watch volcanoes explode, decorate fossils, and much, much more.
$5
Look.See.Think.Feel: Heritage Month Art Tour
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin the highly popular “Behind The Scenes” tour of the Te Manawa art collection, especially for Heritage Month!
FREE
School Holiday Programme: Nature Sculptures
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandInspired by the We Come from the Earth exhibition, work with others to create a natural artwork. This will be an outside activity if the weather is good.
Gold Coin Donation
Wild Day Out at Te Manawa
Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New ZealandJoin Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery Centre for a Wild Day Out at Te Manawa. Learn how Wildbase supports native wildlife recovery and what we can do to help.
FREE
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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.
