Conservation Open Day for Taranaki Heritage Month

MONDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2022 AT 10:00 Join Taranaki-based cultural materials conservator, Susanne Rawson (HPFS Solutions) who will be available to…

40th Anniversary of the closing of the Patea Freezing Works

We will be screening approximately 70 images of the freezing works from 3 September 2022 until at least the 10th.…

Upcoming art and historical exhibition by Pasha Clothier – 17 September-15 October 2022 This exhibition presents an interconnected world view,…

Pātea was a forerunner in women’s bowling and was the site of the first women’s bowling tournament in New Zealand.…

We are providing a venue for this. Please come along!

By Geoffrey Calder This is an example of a story that we are gathering as part of our Oral History…

In 1878 a township called Richardson was surveyed and planned out by De Gennis Fraser, seemingly aided by Edward Treager.…

Sometimes photographs have interesting things going on out of plain sight: all you need is a pair of binoculars or…

Please note we are closed on Christmas Day only. Early closing: On Christmas Eve we will close at 1pm and…

Pouaka Kōrero – Talking Box is a mini-documentary project recently completed by the museum and funded by the Taranaki Regional…