The truth about booths
Museums often house preserved examples of endangered or extinct species. Te Manawa’s collection includes tui, kereru – even a huia. Yet it is to a different kind of rarity that we turn our...
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An Unbreakable Bond
A new exhibition at Te Manawa of art by Polish soldiers aims to highlight an unexpected Manawatū connection to the Second World War. New Zealand soldiers overseas received regular parcels and...
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The town’s gowns
Te Manawa interviews Jill White, who was mayor of Palmerston North from 1998-2001, about the robes of office, now on display in our Nova exhibition. This interview can also be listened to on our
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A blanket solution
Te Manawa interviews Ernie Norris, who worked at Ralta and designed a number of electric appliances now on display in our Nova exhibition. This interview can also be listened to on our Radio page...
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Phone is where the heart is
Te Manawa interviews Dr Bob O'Driscoll about his experience with one of the first iPhones bought in the world, in 2008. That very phone is now on display as part of the Nova exhibition. This...
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Finding your muse
Creative Journeys members (from left) Alain Ndicunguye, Lily Harper, Tania Wildbore, Sally McGovern and Conrad Ryan, in front of “We Belong”, a piece that they and more than 30 others...
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Zen and the Art of Ceramic Storage
Contrary to what they may tell you, the people who look after all the precious items in museum collections do not spring fully formed from Zeus’ forehead. They must be trained. In the Heritage...
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Thinking inside the Box
Where were you when the Queen came to town? For many, Queen Elizabeth’s 1954 tour of New Zealand was the opportunity of a lifetime. It’s estimated that three quarters of all New Zealanders...
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From Palmy to Shetland: Pictures of a rug.
Snap! Photographing a rug is no small feat when that rug is more than 150 years old! Last week our collections team worked with photographer David Lupton to capture an early ‘taatit’...
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