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An Iconic Brand: Airfix kitset catalogues in the 1960s
CollectionsMuseum15 August 2023by Te Manawa

An Iconic Brand: Airfix kitset catalogues in the 1960s

Tony Rasmussen finds some nostalgic treasure in the Te Manawa collection, and recalls the pleasures of model-making through the products of an iconic brand.

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Granddad’s Toy Truck: farming the unfarmable
CollectionsMuseum9 August 2023by Te Manawa

Granddad’s Toy Truck: farming the unfarmable

Kirsty Porter links a Tippco truck to family life on a remote back-country farm.

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Made in New Zealand: a puzzle of industry
CollectionsMuseum7 August 2023by Te Manawa

Made in New Zealand: a puzzle of industry

Mike Roche applies an historical geographer’s perspective to a children's jigsaw puzzle from the 1950s. What did we produce and where did it go?

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Te Manawa appoints new Curatorial and Collections Manager
ArtCollectionsMuseumNews26 June 2023by Te Manawa

Te Manawa appoints new Curatorial and Collections Manager

  New Curatorial and Collections Manager Sian van Dyk, is thrilled to be returning to Palmerston North’s Te Manawa Museum, where she previously worked as Assistant Curator more than a...

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An icon of 20th century comedy
CollectionsMuseum30 May 2023by Te Manawa

An icon of 20th century comedy

This accessory from the Te Manawa collection is instantly recognisable to older generations. Stuart Schwartz remembers Groucho Marx as an exemplar of silver screen showmanship.

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A toasting cup for Queens past
CollectionsMuseum26 May 2023by Te Manawa

A toasting cup for Queens past

Made for the coronation of a monarch, this unusual vessel from the Te Manawa collection has centuries of tradition behind it.

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Supping history with the spoon of kings
CollectionsMuseum15 May 2023by Te Manawa

Supping history with the spoon of kings

This tiny brooch has a much longer story behind it than you might think!

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How museums weave our threads together
CommunityEvents and ActivitiesMuseumNews12 May 2023by Te Manawa

How museums weave our threads together

Every year, International Museum Day celebrates the role of modern museums as special places where the threads of cultural fabric weave together. Communities maintain wellbeing there, and people from all...

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The crowning achievement of our local “royals”
CollectionsMuseumNews9 May 2023by Te Manawa

The crowning achievement of our local “royals”

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Sister Coldstream’s life of care
CollectionsMuseum20 February 2023by Te Manawa

Sister Coldstream’s life of care

After looking into the Empire Exhibition jigsaw puzzle and why it was made, Russell Poole traces the life of the woman who donated it to Te Manawa.

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