And now for something completely different! For the first time ever we will be hosting a Halloween themed ‘Night at…
Ōpunakē Pop-Up Museum
In conjunction with Heritage Month, Aotea Utanganui presents a pop-up photographic exhibition at Ōpunakē LibraryPlus. The exhibition showcases collection photographs,…
Pepeha Patea Area School Art Exhibition
From now until November 2020 we will be exhibiting work by Patea Area School students. Each month will show a…
Princes Street, Hāwera , Early 1880’s
This amazing early photograph of Hāwera is part of the Alexander Turnbull Library collection. I have identified it as Princes…
The Building of the Current Museum
11 years ago the new museum was busy being built…(6 Aug 2009)
Our New Archivist – Amber Wright
Amber Wright, Technical Archivist, cares for our maps, photographs, films and documents within the archives collection. When she’s not burrowed…
Tales & Taonga Exhibition
Our current exhibition features items and photographs from the archives and some are featured in our upcoming book of the…
The Transformative Museum | Harry DeLorme | TEDxCreativeCoast
Great museums should instill a sense of wonder. And, great works of art can transport and transform us. When that…
New Exhibition – What Brings You Here? A Tales of Two Towns
What Brings You Here? is a new exhibition examining both the positive and negative changes in rural New Zealand. Why…
Weaving narratives in museum galleries: Thomas P. Campbell TED Talk
As the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Thomas P. Campbell thinks deeply about curating—not just…
