Open daily, Te Taiwhanga o Te Rangi Whenua (Te Rangi Whenua Gallery) shares the stories of iwi groups in the Manawatū, Rangitīkei and Horowhenua regions. The unique gallery walls feature interwoven panels, decorated ...

Open Daily, a journey through our shared history - the stories and of the pioneers who shaped the land as we know it today. The Manawatū has always been a place that people have journeyed through, some stay for a long ...

Open daily, Kids TM is a vibrant, interactive, playful space at Te Manawa for children up to the age of eight and their caregivers. One of our long-term exhibitions, it gives children the chance to learn through play as ...

Te Awa - The River, Heart of the Manawatū explores our river from different angles: meet our local wildlife, learn about the river's history, explore how we use water and discover how our region was formed. Come and ...

The Exquisite Wound is an interdisciplinary installation by visual artist Rebecca Swan in collaboration with composer Charlie Ha, engineer Peter Swan, light artist Peter Stoneham, and scientist David Shillington. The ...

Synonymous with a small town, rural New Zealand and that Kiwi “can-do-attitude”, Lynda and Jools Topp are among New Zealand’s best-known entertainers. They’ve been cultural touchstones for more than 40 years, ...

Join the Weekend Discovery Time team on their weekend-long journey of exploration and learning. Activities and crafts span the breadth of art, science and history, taking in things like robots, Shakespeare, cooking ...

This exhibition showcases the work of students, graduates and tutors of the Bachelor of Māori Arts degree in weaving at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, in Palmerston North. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is unique in that we are ...

Celebrating 40 years since the Manawatū Art Gallery opened on 3 July 1977, Golden Dreams provides a glimpse into landscape art collected by Te Manawa Museums Trust and Te Manawa Art Society and offers you the ...

“Forever renegotiating his position, direction and even the very fact of his existence, Euan Macleod is himself the central figure in the vast majority of his paintings – marching, striding, studying the ground in ...

SuperNova follows Nova by showcasing new stories and people behind selected art and objects acquired by Te Manawa between 2011 and 2016; this time the themes explored are ‘Te Awa/the river’, ‘Palmy at Play’ and ...

Join the skilled needles of the Embroiderers' Guild to pick up a few tips, join in on creative projects, or just for a chat!

In a discussion of the Topp Twins film "Untouchable Girls", television presenter Mark Sainsbury asked: “Who would have ever thought our national identity could be summed up so perfectly by yodelling lesbian twins from ...

Come join NOA for twice-weekly facilitated drawing sessions in 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!

Raranga, the art of weaving, embodies spiritual values & beliefs of Tangata Whenua. It symbolises meanings and memories handed down from ancestors and actions the concept of weaving peoples together - whanaungatanga. ...

A starry-eyed story about a little blue penguin who seeks help from the night sky when a sea monster captures his friend. The moon and stars give him the strength and confidence to go back and fight the monster and ...

Food is precious and not to be wasted. In this talk, hear from local food heroes about the value of food and their initiatives to reduce food waste. They'll be followed by a screening of the short film Crop Swap Taranaki ...

Geoff Watson's talk will examine changing patterns of sport and leisure in Palmerston North since the 1870s. It focuses on three eras: a founding era c. 1870-1914; an era of consolidation between 1914 and 1945 and a ...

The craftsmen of the Manawatū Woodworkers' Guild are masters of chisel and lathe. Come and see them transform chunks of wood into works of art.

Join our region's thriving board game community at this bi-monthly open day. Learn to fly an X-Wing! Explore new lands and trade with your friends in Settlers of Catan and other modern board game classics. See ...

Take care of your garden clippings and kitchen scraps in the most eco-friendly way: with composting! Alastair Cameron is an experienced composter who’s been perfecting the art for the last 35 years. Join him in a ...

Join Ghost Fishing NZ’s (GFNZ) Rob Wilson, Serena Cox for a talk on GFNZ and the team, what they do, how to help, and what Ghost Fishing is about. Also joining us on the day will be Tom Moody the GFNZ Freediver ...

Russell Poole presents the fourth and final talk in a series brought to you by the Te Manawa Museum Society. In a letter of 3 April 1866, surveyor John Tiffin Stewart briefly mentions having 'laid off' the township of ...

What's polluting the Manawatū River, and what are we doing about it? From food waste to waste water, fertiliser and effluent run-off from farms, discover the impact that we have on the health of the Manawatū River, ...

Te Manawa presents a River pollution demonstration in the Water Room.

Project Baseline Lake Pupuke is a collaborative civil science initiative that works with the Global Underwater Explorers, local authorities, schools & community groups in order to monitor the health of Lake Pupuke, raise ...

Join the Te Manawa Art Society as they discuss our latest exhibitions.

Agriculture has long been the backbone of New Zealand, and at its heart are the rural women of New Zealand, busily growing dynamic communities. Rural Women New Zealand connects the rural community through social ...

Be first in to see a range of works by graduating students of Toioho ki Āpiti - Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts, Massey University. Themes around mana tangata (the power, or authority, of the people) are explored with a ...

Discuss the works displayed in the Matatau exhibition with the BMVA graduates who made them.

This exhibition will showcase portfolio projects from students in their final year of study from UCOL’s Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging (BAVI). Each student’s project is self-directed and will be an accumulation ...