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A low-angle photograph looking up at the facade of a concrete building. Three Māori pou, painted red, stand on a ledge to the right of a small crest, while the upper half of another pou occupies the foreground.
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Self-led tour: Figures of Pāmutana

More than 20 people associated with our rohe are remembered or recognised in public artworks around the city.

Photograph of a rusted old tractor in a carpeted room, next to a wall of unpainted wooden boards. The tractor appears dusted with old mud and has large, spikily ridged back wheels. Behind the tractor is an alcove with shelves holding antique objects.
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Manawatū Journeys

Manawatū Journeys focuses on European settlement from the 1870s to 1970s.

Photograph of a wheeled display cabinet holding various medical instruments under a glass case. Behind the cabinet is a large poster depicting a front-and-back anatomical illustration of a human figure without skin, and the words "The Medical Museum 1980".
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Warnock Medical Museum

Browse a selection of medical instruments and equipment dating from the New Zealand wars to the present day.

Black-and-white photograph of a man leaning against the hood of a car in a desert landscape, smiling into camera. Behind the car, a road bisects the frame, and behind that is a bank of scrubby plants and a range of mountains.
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Out in the Field

Peter Bush (1930–2023) was a legendary New Zealand photojournalist with an insatiable desire to discover and record the world.

A woven flax mat depicting a white and blue striped jug against a background of horizontal blue, brown and green bars. Immediately below the jug is a red stripe with yellow text reading "INSTANT SUNSHINE".
Sun 8 Mar - Sun 12 Apr

Robin White: Tuituia | Something Is Happening Here

For over 50 years, Dame Robin White’s art has portrayed people and their environments in Aotearoa New Zealand, Kiribati, Fiji, Tonga, and beyond.

Bound book of newspapers. Book is open to a page with a red advert and the front page of the Guardian.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

The Manawatū Guardian Collection

A selection of items from the Manawatū Guardian collection, highlighting unique stories from the Manawatū.

A crowd of sports fans wearing black and white, some with black stripes painted on their cheeks, react to something behind the camera. They are in a large room with a bar and TV screen visible in the top left corner. Some members of the crowd are pumping their fists in the air or have their hands to their mouths.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

The Art and Science of Photojournalism

A curated selection of images and videos from Manawatū Standard photojournalist Warwick Smith.

Black-and-white photograph of men in early- or mid-20th-century clothes, looking out from the side of a ship. Some of them wear white armbands over their coats and most are looking toward the camera. A piece of netting hangs down the side of the ship.
Sun 8 Mar - Sat 11 Apr

Exploring our Southern European and Balkan Heritage in Palmerston North

75 years ago, this year, the SS Goya sailed to New Zealand bringing displaced persons from Central, Southern and Eastern Europe as skilled labourers to fill the post WW2 labour shortage.

Photograph of World War 2-era tank with flowers wrapped around its main gun, situated on a platform in front of a brutalist-style building complex. The words "The Kippenberger Pavillion" appear in brass lettering on the front of the nearest building.
Tue 17 Mar 8:30am - 4:00pm

Guided Visit: New Zealand National Army Museum

Join us on a visit to the New Zealand National Army Museum at Waiouru.

Pop Up Open Play
Tue 17 Mar 9:00am - 12:00pm

Pop Up Open Play

Come and play with our interactive kit in our First Floor Parenting area.

Tea time 8100595 640
Tue 17 Mar 10:00am - 12:00pm

A cup of tea @ Te Pātikitiki Library

An opportunity to gather to connect with others in the community over morning tea 

A person wearing white gloves, holding some negatives up to compare them with some images on a computer screen. Along with the computer, there is a variety of equipment on the blue table the person is sitting at.
Tue 17 Mar 10:00am - 12:00pm

Heritage Help Sessions

Spend 30 minutes, one-on-one with a skilled heritage practitioner.

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