Te Manawa is a regional cultural centre where art, heritage and science themes dominate. Our exhibitions explore the past; seek to inform today and pose questions about tomorrow. We host international touring shows and home grown exhibits.

Visit the iconic New Zealand Rugby Museum in Palmerston North with its new gallery now open. The home to the first museum devoted to the oval ball - this is a must see! You'll be rewarded with a trip back in time exploring the rich history and folklore of the...

"The Medical Museum 1980" is at the Palmerston North Hospital. At present the display consists of a "theatre" with operating tables, anaesthetic machines and autoclaves etc. The main display has an iron lung, neonatal incubators, staff uniforms, a school dental...

New Zealand's largest collection of stationary steam engines. From the smallest scale models to large industrial engines. There is a full sized railway system - 1km of track circling the Museum property and also steam rollers and a traction engine. It is close to an...

Our vision is to be an outstanding museum worthy of destination status. The collection of more than 50 vehicles includes gigs, phaetons, carts, drays, coaches and various items of farm equipment. Many of the vehicles have been completely restored and some are in...

The Woodville Pioneer Museum has a display of objects and records donated and loaned that pertain to the history of Woodville and the surrounding districts. The main building was Woodville Borough's Library and Librarians residence from c1890 until 1957 and is close...

The first Museum meeting to form a committee was held in 1977. We now have our own building plus a refrigerated container which we have painted, roofed, installed a de-humidifier and developed as an asset to store photographs and records of local in a safe environment.

Luttrells White Pine Gardens and Working Pioneer Museum is an ongoing project that was begun in 1985 and is privately owned by the Luttrell Family Trust. Luttrells White Pine Gardens and Working Pioneer Museum covers 5.2468 hectares and contains one of the Manawatu's...

This museum, unique in the southern hemisphere, houses a vast collection of examples across the whole range of audio visual arts and associated sciences equipment. It also has a 200 seat working film theatre that screens to service clubs, groups and educational...

A local history Museum collecting items relevant to the Foxton district's past. These are housed and displayed in the old Foxton Courthouse and an air-conditioned archive facility. The collection highlights the railway, port and flax industries and has a fine Mäori...