Reviews of Te Manawa Museum. (Museum) in Palmerston North (Manawatu Whanganui).

Te Manawa Museum

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326 Main Street, Palmerston North Central, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand

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Information of Te Manawa Museum, Museum in Palmerston North (Manawatu Whanganui)

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Reviews of Te Manawa Museum

R. B.

We had been there Saturday, but are not had 1/2 hour to view, so we went back Sunday. Santa's Cave was open. Wow!! What a wonderful place.

J. W.

Absolutely brilliant, great for kids. The play area top notch. Even having walked around Te Manawa on several occasions there is always more to see. If you are interested in rugby visit the rugby museum while you are there. Only complaint front of house staff could be a little more interactive, ie lost a few coffee sales etc because they appeared not interested. Otherwise excellent place to visit.

F. K.

Popped in to the art gallery to check out the wildlife photography exhibition an took a peek at all the displays. Thoroughly enjoyed the suffragets exhibition and the one upstairs on Operation Grapple. Great atmosphere, plenty of room to view the exhibits. Friendly staff. Cracker spot to visit on a wet day.

K. O.

Great place for the whole family, highly recommended. I visited here October 2019

E. L.

Loved the Art. gallery exhibition of numerous very talented young people from Palmerston North High Schools. Not sure how long the display is up there for. Definitely worth the visit

H. P.

Great and enjoyed the exhibits of wildlife photographer, the shop front background and to note the wildlife. Great place. One of my go to places when visiting Palmerston North.

M. B.

Good place to wander round and pass some time. A few of the exhibits were closed or moved elsewhere and the water feature thing only seems to run at once a day which was annoying as we went in afternoon and it runs in the morning.

Y. A.

A lovely museum in the city of Palmerston north. Visitors to Palmy stop over to spend several hours at Te Manawa. There are several other museums in the premises like the Rugby Museum. During weekends there are activities and arts and crafts for the children. There is a play area for children to find dinosaur eggs etc.

S. D. S.

Took my 2yo for Santa's grotto and looked around all the rest. It was great for adults and the littles definitely will be going back!

l. c.

We had a wonderful time with kids meeting Santa and having some photos taken there. Great for buying gifts, too.

M. B.

Real good displays of Palmerston North creation and history. The interactive displays keep all ages entertained.

W. B.

Incredible museum and teaching facility. We had a fantastic time there with my grandchildren and they loved all of the interactive activities and resources. What a great way for children to learn about history, geography and biology! 😊

A. K.

An interesting and well set up place. Enjoyed the information in all the exhibits. They have special pay for exhibits constantly changing also.

L. M.

Fantastic place to visit. The exhibits are really well constructed to let kids explore and learn and discover. We spent about an hour and a half there easily. Great place

M. M.

The best museum, especially for kids. So many interactive areas for kids to learn, experience and explore 🧐👍😁

S.

Great Museum for kids and adults, includes a large play area for kids. Awesome displays, awesome learning activities for all ages groups.

S. I.

Really awesome place. First visit for us, was on a school trip. But it's all free & loads of interactive stuff for the kids to do, and the grown ups who love to join in with their kids! I was told that they also put on all sorts of different themed activities & events for kids & families during the school holidays, also usually free.

U. P.

A great place for kids and youngsters who wanna know about NZ Rugby

R. T. G.

Family friendly. Best location in our trip with small kids <7

S. H.

Te Manawa has done a great job of showcasing Santa's Cave. 10/10 would go again. They also have some other cool displays.

P. R.

A fabulous place to enjoy on your own, with friends and family! A must see for visitors to Palmerston North

S. K.

First trip to Te Manawa. Greeted by friendly and helpful staff member who gave us the highlights of what there was. Good piece of history on the Maori in 1800's around Palmerston North. The many contraptions in the exhibit upstairs was the highlight, also it is a hands on experience.

M. L.

A great place to explore in Palmerston North when the weather isn't the nicest. Great for kids, very interactive. There was a great Button Exhibit to honor the many children who died in the Holocaust. Did really want to take a peek at the historical buildings on site (the school and cottage) however after asking staff they said they were short staffed as it was Easter and should would have to wait for someone else to watch the front desk and then they would show us through. That was fine and we waited. A second staff member joined the desk but the lady never came over to show us through. Got tired of waiting. Bit disappointed.

k. r.

Te Manawa is an awesome Museum. Master 4 loved loved it there heaps of Interactive things for children and adults alike. Highly recommend to go if you're ever in Palmy.

r. s.

So much fun and lots to look at

k.

Awesome place for the kids and adults alike.

R. K.

Wonderful free museum. Definitely recommend. Matty is a young staff member who went above and beyond telling our family about various installations. Wonderful!

T. M.

Great place for the whole family. Kids happily exploring for hours. Has toilets and a cafe. Always clean and tidy

S. B.

Really enjoyed my visit and as luck would have it there was a Lego exhibition and interactive build zone too. Great for the kids young and old

T. T.

Maori and Christian themes with some cool furniture (there's a reason why I'm writing this) and modern sculptures. They should come up with a better slogan than "it's free, visit, what you have to lose". I think some of the sculptures were very interesting.

J.

Went for the Santa grotto was a quick and short experience. Would go again.

J. C.

Gutted most things were unavailable for kids. Wasn't mentioned on website.

N. W.

Great museum, lots of fun.

H. M.

Great educational fun indoor activities for all the family. The kids had a great time interacting with all the informative displays. It's free and located on Main St just off the square in Palmerston North. The ideal place for the kids to burn off some energy on a wet day and learn at the same time. Lots of stuff for the adults too: art, history and information about the local environment. Highly recommended.

J. &. J. S.

For a free facility it is absolutely amazing. We spent nearly the whole day here with our kids aged 2 and 3.5 and they had a ball. So may things to play with and a great place to learn. Would definitely go again.

B. B.

Very good cool to learn about NZ history and culture it’s fairly big with lost to see and something to do while in this area

V. B.

Great place, warm an inviting ❤️😊

G.

Beautiful view...bring yourself a jacket. 🙂

R. A. M. R.

Went and saw Calendar girls at their theatre what an amazing cast and great show they put on . Highly recommended .

S. T.

3 exhibitions Sufragette movement,Holocaust and Wildlife Photography. Stunning exhibitions and I recommend all 3.The Holocaust is dedicated without being over dramatized and all exhibits were suitable for children.I will return to all of these as I ran out of time.

P. B.

Well worth the visit. Very interesting displays in there. Great history

S. C.

Had our child's 5year old party here last week. Just fantastic and well organised. Great communication and kids loved it.

G.

It is a nice place, well set up, but smaller than I thought it would be

c. M.

So interesting! I learnt a lot! I'd like to go back and spend more time in each section so much to see! I like the interactive exhibits.

D. W.

Great place to take the grandkids they love it. Always something on in the holidays

J.

This was such a gun place to visit. Great for all ages. We'll definitely be back again

R. O.

Ever changing attractions plus the standard exhibits prove massive draw card for little people. The kids building block section is a favourite plus the plumbing taps - and who ca resist making a meal in the kitchen? The caravan is fun - we always stop for a cup a tea before having a wee shop in the recently renovated store. Over the years the Lego exhibit, plus dinosaurs have been a hit. We attended a birthday party there which was excellent - even had a dinosaur dig. On the adult side - Ralph Hotere Exhibit was amazing to see.

V.

Wonderful place to visit with kids.

S. D.

Nice free activity to do in town. I especially enjoyed the science and nature section. Really great if you have kids as there are a lot of interactive displays. Briefly went through the art section, but I am not an arr connaisseur so I can't say much on it.

J. S.

Great and a new gadgets display but all hands on. Kids also enjoyed immensely. Thanks.

G. A.

Awesome children's area. Friendly staff. This is a brilliant spot for children with plenty of free activities and events. However I did catch one of the workers vaping behind the desk, which is just feet within the children's area, and this was during mondays active tots. Very very inappropriate.

J. S.

A great day out with the kids. A great mixture of history, science and art. There is enough hands on experience to keep the kids entertained as well as something for the adults. The kids particularly enjoyed the 'secret passage'.

R. P.

Really interesting and informative exhibition about the multi-spectral imaging of the Mona Lisa. Definitely worth the $5

D. A.

Had a lovely time looking around all the exhibits. Only downside is the photos of the dinosaurs on this page. We went specificially to see the dinosaurs but were told they have not been there for two years. I wish you would update your page please trip advisor so other people are not disappointed.

N. H.

Love this place, and so do the kids. They're kept occupied for hours even in just the free sections. They really enjoy the kids' area with the foam bricks and secret passage. Great place kill a couple of hours on a rainy day.

A. L.

There are many interactive stations placed all over the museum that can get your brains working and very entertaining for the children. Lots of learning and history lessons all round and even better is that it is free!!!

N. D.

One of my favourite places in Palmy to take my 2 year old and have a look around myself. The discovery place with the construction site provides hours of fun and there are lots for little people to explore. There have been a number of exhibitions at Te Manawa that family members of all ages have enjoyed, and they are always good value.

D. N.

Was at Te Manawa as part of a live display with the spinners and weavers group... Fab place, fantastic people great experience... So much to see and do...they have fantastic science experiences for the kids... So much more than a stuff old museum of old... Come check it out

F.

Great place for kids to enjoy 😉

R.

Am amazing place. Palmy proud.

K. S.

Great place for the kids, we spend hours here.

A.

Curious contraptions is an awesome exhibit to go to.

L. J.

My older children loved the trash display in the water room today. They spent a good hour or so sorting out rubbish, founding it and weighing it. They learnt about recycling and rubbish and also how to dispose or waste accordingly. Rather than dropping it on the footpath where it will end up in our waterways. Fantastic !

K. B.

Not just the awesome displays they have on but also the events they hold. We now always keep an eye on the website. The kids especially loved the Nerf events they put on.

J. M.

We went to Te Manawa especially to see Santa's cave. Its just a gold coin donation for entry and it is so worth going. They've been doing up old xmas exhibits and it looks amazing. Plus Santa is tucked away amongst it all. Te Manawa is great for little kids. There's a kids area where they can play and learn. Recommend a visit

B. D.

Was a good visit overall and is free too, kids may get a little bored with the current exhibits however but in saying that there is a playground inside

C. A.

Excellent. Plenty for kids to do. Playground is fantastic for the under 8s.

K. D.

Te manawa is a great place to see if your traveling however it gets very silent as not many people go nowadays and is need of new exbits. If you are a parent with a kid you will like your time here as it has a 5 star area for kids to have fun for any age kids.

C. W.

Attended a wonderful workshop of Sie Cooke's. Other than how amazing the course was.... Te Manawa can be very proud of the sense of connection their staff achieve at this crazy odd time.

J. B.

Had my daughters birthday there, fantastic service, they provided us a great host, suitable activities, lighting, music, wonderfully decorated table, and coffee for the adults. Kids loved it.

P.

The wildlife photographer of the year display is excellent, and the counter staff were friendly and helpful

J. B.

What a space.. go visit. Until December some Beautiful weaving displayed upstairs.

P. R. S.

Really enjoyed the Lego exhibit. Visiting late in the day was great as had a lot of space to ourselves and the "big kids" could join in building a house with the life size blocks!

V. J.

Absolutely love te manawa, there is plenty of space for my 2 year old to walk/run around and an overall friendly atmosphere

M. S. W.

One of the reasons to live in Palmerston North, lord knows there are few enough. Te Manawa is an oasis of calm in the city until I take my child there. The museum has beautiful exhibits on the local river, the Rangitane iwi and has a rugby museum. Rugby is a game played by men with funny shaped balls. Quite popular in new Zealand apparently. The children's play area and active spaces are a treat for crazy busy adults looking for somewhere safe and educational to take their children. Children love the place, but ride it hard. There's conspicuously not enough money to keep up with the maintenance and you just wish these things were properly funded. I blame neoliberalism, a creed New Zealand people keep voting into not realising there's a connection between greed is good economics and the broken pipework exhibit. Go there. And drop a few dollars in the box.

A. C.

Excellent museum and free

S. D.

Very good place to visit even if your local it could provide a change of scenery from regular palmy and can be quite refreshing and for people visiting it is well worth the visit tho save your money as the rugby part upstairs is nothing you can't sea at your local club or school

J. M.

Photo of my Great grandmother Jessie Shailer with her husband George William Shailer made me so happy and proud. The school group I was with had a lot of fun looking at Geckos and wildlife displays. Fun day out. Will be back.

J. H.

Neat little museum with a few interactive things to do if you have kids...

D.

Visited the santa cave, fabulous time. Brings back some great memories of good times past. Excellent value for money.

G. T.

Wow. This place is just amazing for kids , parents and Grand parents. Lots of activities and time fillers. And it's free.

M.

A small well done local museum and it's free. Love the old promotional Palmerston North video.

M. M.

We came up from Wellington to see the dinosaur exhibit. It was an impressive display however paying $30 to watch a few animatronic dinosaurs was a bit steep. If the exhibit had been larger or more information actually about dinosaurs then would have been worth it. Great for young children, but not enough hands on stuff for slightly older ones. Luckily the rest of the museum had plenty of other things to do whilst we were there, the construction site will keep any small boy entertained for hours. The reason I gave Te Manawa only 3 stars is because I thought it was cheeky charging $30 for a family to see the dinosaurs, it was a bit misleading. Overall a good day out.

E. V.

One of our favourite places to visit, especially when it rains. The Te Awa exhibit never gets old, and the kids area is the three year old's favourite.

Y. W.

Awesome local museum! Really enjoyed the Mona Lisa exhibition! The staff are professional and friendly! They make the experience enjoyable! I appreciate the varied and cultural exhibitions they have on!

J. L.

Always something interesting to look at. The kids love coming here

C. D.

Curious contraptions is a great exhibit, aimed at families and big kids 😁

L. M.

The dinosaurs were excellent but did take a while for my toddler to no be scared. Great children's play area but was very chaotic during the school holidays.

S.

Favourite place to go. Fun interactive museum. Cool indoor play area

S.

Great museum. Interactive displays for the kids. Fantastic Lego exhibition there at the moment. The little ones loved it. Well worth a visit.

U.

Great place for the kids! Thanks for having us

L. B.

For a museum that wants to attract a lot of people at once, the parking is terrible! Inside there is a great kid's play area but the seating for parents is pretty bad! It could do with a cafe right there.

A. C.

I really enjoyed it. Lots of information about the local area and special note to the wildlife area. Activities for kids and adults alike so you can really involve yourself.

L. I.

We traveled up for the day for the Dinosaur Exhibition. Excellent staff, great access and a nice wee gift shop. Excellent play area both inside and out for the children.

T. M.

Took my care kids there to see the bug display and Santa's cave, great visit

L. R.

Awesome place. Always have new and exciting exhibits. Nice and clean and staff are very warm and inviting. Well presented.

h.

Our first trip out to this museum. The kids enjoyed the dinosaur exhibition however some of the other interactive displays were closed to the public. Our kids lost interest halfway through.

D. L.

Perfect place to take children: lots of hands on stuff like play shopping area, historic trailer that can be entered, play area for crawling infants; a well maintained arts & crafts area with friendly & helpful staff

H. L.

Wonderful place for children, so many hands on exhibits. We have visited twice now and had so much fun.

T. E. (. T.

Thoroughly enjoyed this museum. Kids loved the play area section. Very interactive and definite must when visiting Palmerston North.

J.

Such a fun day out . Great fun for all ages

P. S.

Think Wellington's Te Papa museum, but on a smaller more manageable scale. A great place for all ages, with lots of interesting things to see and do. Well worth the visit.

G.

Our kids always enjoy the interactive aspects of the play area. Ideal for ages 2 - 9 yo

M.

Enjoy Tomahawk. Went for a production through the gallery at night. The versatile use and different art forms through the place with the regular updates keeps it interesting

R.

Good displays, excellent interaction areas.

B. C.

A very personal experience, well laid out, clean and everything available as you expect. Thank you.

J. C.

Outstanding we particularly liked the children's indoor play area it's the best we have ever seen. Your darlings won't want to leave!

I. a. A.

Always a great place to visit with the children on wet days or as a holiday outing. Free entry and the children can spend hours here with lots of interesting things to do.

H. S.

Great place for children and family. Considering it's free it's a fabulous little museum.

C. W.

Great variety of features on display. My son enjoys the science area the most and the play 4square shop.

A.

I love spiritual things at this museum.:). I will visit this place again, when i feel like it.:).

J. D.

What I found more Interesting was the Art gallery, so much talent there

L. H.

One of the most interesting, and child friendly places in town! We spend hours here every time we visit!

O.

Beautiful art, Always a pleasure to go here

k. d.

It's great for kids and it's great for people interested in art. Unfortunately, if you aren't under the age of 9 or into art then going there once is enough and the second time it won't really be interesting.

A.

Mañawatu artist bring your dreams and aspirations home

H. D.

This place just keeps getting better and better, we love coning to visit Te Manawa. The cafe is a little expensive but hey free to get in so I don't really have anything to complain about.

E.

The displays are getting a bit old and tired. The animals are gone from the outdoor exhibit. Change does happen. Just very rarely.

G. H.

Awesome place in so many ways and the staff are always welcoming, a visit here is well worth it, with lots of fun and informative activities for everyone.

J. B.

Great space for young kids to play and explore

I. P.

Very interesting place, one of the many attraction of Palmy.

T. g. B.

The staff are lovely and there's always something on for the kids!

B. K.

A lot to see and donation-based. The only thing I was a bit unhappy with was that in the history section, a lot of Maori vocabulary and geneaology was used. For a NZ-bred Kiwi and Wellingtonanian they are probably very basic, but for an outlander like me it made reading quite cumbersome.

R. R.

Great Lego displays with lots of areas to try your hand at creating your own models. Also, the rest of Te Manawa is well worth a visit.

D.

Great place travelled up from wellington to come here!

G. H.

A good place to take the kids for a wee outing without having to spend money. Hey especially liked going in to the caravan and looking at the "fishes" as it was spelt on the sign

C. M.

Great kids section, good local history, and of course, the Rugby Museum. Pity some sections are wasted space, blamed primarily on low staff levels.

A. P.

Pretty cool place to hang out for a couple of hours with the kids and learn a thing or two at the same time

M. H.

Lovely modern building, permanent display of local history, also special exhibitions regularly, plus Rugby Museums upstairs. Easy parking outside.

r. x.

Great place to kill time if your kids have no where else to go on a weekend.

R. L.

Great place for kids, especially the hands-on play area. Allow a copy of hours for a decent look around.

T. B.

My wife and I and our grandson Noah visited the play area he simply loved it.

D.

Great activity area for the kids to play in and awesome local information/displays. And all for free! (have to pay for the exhibit upstairs)

A. H.

Kids love to play here! Wish they had more exhibits or interactive stuff as the space is so big.

K. S.

Great bug exhibition Friendly enthusiastic staff Thoroughly enjoyed the experience

B. M.

Best place to take the grandkids on a wet day in Palmy. The kids will entertain them selves for hours.

S.

Excited for upgrades!! Wish Palmy had more fun things for children!!

D.

Awesome place for the kids to enjoy

A.

We had fun seeing the santa cave and looking around the te manawa seeing the all black trophy and t shirt thank you we had so much fun seeing every think.

H.

A cool place to visit. Full of well thought out exhibits

O.

Great museum went in a trip for Sign Language the tour guide didn't jo much but gave it a go anyway overall great experience

J.

Cool! Quiet. But cool

P. C.

Great place for kids and adults. Lots of interactive activities and all very educational.

F. L.

We love this museum and with the kids try and do it everytime we are in town, exploring a different part.

S.

Great for what it is, kids had some free fun out of the bad weather, coffee available.

S. S.

Great place for the kids. Very interactive and educational.

D. P.

Is it raining? (let's face it, you're in Palmerston north so it probably is) Are your kids driving you mad? Take them here, loads of stuff for them to try and destroy instead of them destroying stuff at home...

D. K.

Great activities but not all children were supervised.

s. b.

Great place to take the kids.

C.

Most amazing staff a d laid back atmosphere for all ages

A. K.

An awesome museum. Usually free for the visiting exhibits. Great children's area with activities. Love it!

C.

Thank you so much for the cat with the red dress 🥰

E. P.

A great day for kids and adults too. Lots to look and and the staff are lovely

G. D.

Viewed an exhibition put together by a good friend. A well laid out area. Close to central city with plenty of natural light

A. c.

Santa cave was lovely very friendly Santa when we were there with our group.

L.

Absolutely love this place.basic entry is free and there are so many hands on things for the kids.

M. H.

An unexpectedly good little museum. The dino exhibition was very well done and we appreciated learning more about our local area.

F.

Great facilities fun for all ages

A. S.

This is an amazing place to bring kids! So much to play with! Can't believe it's all free!

J.

Loved the world wildlife photos exhibit

A.

It's amazing!, there's so many different pieces of art.

J.

Really enjoyed the Santa cave. Cool shop and kids play area

P. H.

A great place to visit and has alot of interactive displays

張.

Good art museum

C.

Very interactive museum and a lot to see.. We enjoyed ourselves!! And it's FREE!

G.

Went to Art Gallery for the Suffragette in Stiches, amazing.

l. G.

It is good for children the play area little kitchen excellent

A. M.

Great place to take a toddler, plenty to do and free to visit.

S.

Nice for kids.... great museum. Enjoyed a lot

M.

Love Te Manawa, the art gallery is always really good and it's free so that's a bonus!

H. M.

Great place to take the grandchildren lots of wonderful things to enjoy

H. N.

Good for children interactive exhibits. More focused on kids

T.

So much to see and a nice place to take your children

Y. M.

Have to give thus a look if you gave time, Not overly wonderful , but good for a small place.

J.

A fun place to visit. I enjoyed the hands on creation during the Lego exhibition

L. S.

Fantastic museum. Loved the Topp twins exhibition. Great place. I would recommend a visit.

S.

I love taking my preschooler here. They have great activities and roleplay areas

D. H.

Lots of fun, heaps to do and see. Really good for the little ones.

M.

Lots of interesting and interactive things for kids to do, and interesting kids as well. Dinosaurs are impressive

L.

Great for kids, interesting colonial history. Better than te papa.

D. H.

Great local knowledge lots fun for the kids something 4 everyone

K.

Had the National Geographic photo display on there when I visited

K.

Good museum, lots to see. Rugby museum is great for sports lovers.

H.

Lovely visit to Santa's Cave - great place to take the kids

j. s.

Not great. Not terrible. Has a good play area for little kids to play in.

R.

The kids love it. There is plenty to look at... once. Hard to keep going back

M. T.

Awesome place for kids all ages.

L.

Awesome for the kids to run around and explore

M. J.

Took the mokos to see the dinosaur exhibition as they are into same. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

M. A.

Absolutely loved this place first time we visited here highly recommend to all

w.

Good for the kids. Not huge but ok. Had a lego exzibit which the kids enjoyed

V.

Great place for kids.

L. D.

Great place for all the family to go. Lots to learn about and interact with.

j.

Very interesting lets to keep you interested

D.

Great asset of palmerston north

S.

Nice museum for the kids in PN

N. W.

Amazing resource in our city. Great place to visit with kids.

J.

Great for kids. Especially the nature part

A. C.

Such fantastic kids' play areas! Very impressed!

S.

Perfect place to take my little. She loves going to "manawanah"

J.

Love it

L.

Always a great time.

S.

Really interesting lots to learn about Palmy and Manawatu

R.

Good to keep the kids entertained for a while

K. W.

Kids love it here and bonus is most of it is free

V.

Went with a school trip. Kids had a good day.

J.

Cool little place for the kids my son went ape

J.

Beautiful art and then explore the interactive museum

C.

Great place to hold a fibre festival

J.

This place is a stapĺe of our time in town with the kids, big and small.

W. S.

Nice place to visit with your family and kids, nice area for kids to play

T.

Fantastic place to take the kids and an invaluable repository of local Maori history.

L.

My kids loved being here. The lego is amazing.

B. W.

A good place to take the whole family and enjoy the services this place has to offer.

A.

Small But well Formed. A very worth while visit.

B. P.

Good for kids and adults alike. Rainy day boredom sorted.

S.

Great place for the kids and great collections of local history

C.

Great interactive place to take children to

D.

Great hands on for kids, play areas, pretend shop etc

G. l. R.

Great gallery, often featuring high quality exhibitions.

R.

I was there for a 5th birthday themed around dinosaurs 😀😁

K.

It was pretty good. Bit small though. Finished in less than an hour.

B.

Great place to take kids and it's free

R.

If you are travelling to Palmerston North, than Te Manawa should be on your list as one of the place to visit

L.

Lots of fun with kids of all ages

S.

Fun interactive space for families!

J.

Visiting the opening of the Great Bandanna Challenge. Wonderful display.

R.

Great indoor activity for kids of all ages.

C.

Love this place the bugs are amazing at the moment

B.

Awesome collection of artifacts & art.

C.

So well set out and children friendly

R.

A relaxing but informative place to wander on a cold winters afternoon.

A.

Great place to take the kids

M.

An amazing place to visit with children.

S. M.

Took our granddaughter along and she loved it

M.

If you want to know history and art this is the place togo

W. R.

Great resource for young and old and the majority of it is all free.

R.

The kids always enjoy themselves here

X.

An awesome museum. It has lots of cool exhibits.

S.

Great areas for the kids to play and learn

Z.

Amazing and friendly Great place for young children

T.

Not as fun as it used to be, still OK to kill time

K.

A really interesting museum with good displays.

K.

Great for all ages

A.

It's something interesting to do in a not so interesting town

P. P.

Very cool for learning Palmys history.

k.

Great for the whole family to lern and play

L.

Awesome place to bring the kids.

E.

Very good exhibitions with a good looking new building. Highly recommend.

N.

Great art and science

M.

Lots of things to do that the whole family would enjoy.

C.

Child friendly and helpful staff

R.

Great free stuff to do with young kids

K.

A great place to take the kids.

P.

👍

E.

It's good but there is not much to look at or do.

L.

Loved the bug exhibit!

D.

A great way to learn about the colonial history of the region.

E.

Good free amusement for younger kids

A.

, excellent venue for vocal concerts

T.

Marvellous venue and exhibits

A.

Great displays - awesome museum.

B.

This was wonderful free entertainment for the Whanau when the weather was so miserable.

c.

Great for school trips and education

J.

Nice exhibition but need more interactive experience

N.

Excellent facilities. Great exhibitions!

M.

Interesting is a good place for kids.

T.

awesome museum for the whole family

J.

Lots of cool things for the kids

D.

Awesome place to take the kids

S.

It has our Heritage there.

E. B.

If you got kids, this is the place to go to entertain them

S.

Highly recommend a visit.

C.

Awesome place in rainy Palmerston North!

G.

Awesome place for kids and us big kids

K.

Plenty for adults and children to be entertained

P.

Fantastic museum for the kids

P.

A good place to take the kids

G.

Really good for kids

R.

plenty to admire for all ages

J.

Great play area for the kids

D.

Amazing experience at a reasonable price

C.

Great hands on experience for kids

R.

We visit the Santa Cave each year

K.

Great for kids and free!!

N.

Great way to explore local culture 😊😊

s.

Very lovely museum

J.

Free indoor playground and museum for kids.

L.

Always a fun place to go.

T.

Great local spot

C.

Great history loved exploring

S.

Great areas for the kids to play and learn

M.

Interesting is a good place for kids.

M.

Great place

E.

Still a great place to visit.

R.

Great place for kids!

E. L.

Good free amusement for younger kids

J. L.

Lots of cool things for the kids

V.

Good place to take the kids

K.

Plenty for adults and children to be entertained

W.

Good school holiday options

A.

Great museum

T.

Great free attraction

Q.

very very interesting and worth seeing

K.

Great place for children

J.

Big place, plenty of variety

V.

Love it

A.

Awesome so worth it

W.

Good school holiday options

j.

Amazing

J.

Great art & science centre

s.

Great history of the Manawatu

M.

Damn good

M.

Amazing dinosaur exhibit

N.

Awesome museum and gallery

R.

A great local treasure.

F.

Best library in town

C.

Grandchildren enjoyed it 😊

A.

Great kids section

L.

Great place to see...

G.

Interesting. But...

G. S.

Excellent displays

J.

We came from Napier and visited Te Manawa Saturday AND Sunday. Great installations and great people. We'll be back.

A.

very good

S.

The kids loved it

c.

Great place for the kids

G.

Interesting

r.

Amaaaazing place, staff, service xo

L.

Great for kids

C.

School trip very informative

S.

Good

T.

Great for family outing

J.

good displays, relaxed

L.

Awesume place for family and kids

S.

Nice

L.

Great

A.

Family friendly.

A.

Loved the Stardome!

D.

Great fir kids

J.

Has coffee too

S.

Loved it

B.

Quite a simple museum

e.

Cultural heart of Palmy

T.

Love the place

G.

Great place for kids

J.

Great for the kids

O.

Really enjoy it

T.

Plenty to see an do

C.

Amazing!

q. h.

Great!

c. s. K.

Loved it

B.

Inspired by the creative works

A.

Good for kids

J.

Amazing for kids

F.

Love it

L.

Hey it's free

L.

Love it

C.

Really nice.

c.

Vote

N.

All Black history

M.

Very interesting

a.

Good for family

S.

Nice

H.

Ok

D.

Amazing

M.

Great place

S.

Cool place

C.

Fun for the kids

D.

Very informative

B.

Always good

B.

The MIRRORS

F.

Fun experience

H.

Awesome place!!!

T.

Worth a visit

D.

Choice as place

C.

Great place

Y.

Great place

A.

worth the visit

H.

Nice place

P.

Vey informative

A.

Nice place

박.

interesting

E.

historical

S. B.

Staff were friendly and knowledgeable about the things they have on and in the museum and art gallery.

温.

(Translated) A museum where you can learn the history of Palmerston North. There are videos at the time of its development, so it's a great volume for learning local history. (Original) パーマストンノースの歴史などを学べる博物館。開拓当時の動画もあって、ローカルな歴史を学ぶにはちょうどいいボリューム。

P.

(Translated) Museum for children and youth There are many interesting things. There is free parking for the first visit. If wanting to go bitter, second-tier rugby museums have to pay extra money. But the first floor is free. (Original) พิพิธภัณฑ์สำหรับเด็กและเยาวชน มีของน่าสนใจหลายอย่าง มีที่จอดรถฟรีชมแรก ถ้าอยากไปขมพิพิธภัณฑ์รักบี้ชั้นสองต้องเสียเงินเพิ่ม แต่ชั้นแรกเข้าฟรีได้

J.

(Translated) A good place for all family, the children enjoy too much. Very nice to visit and enjoy with the family. (Original) A good place for all family, the children enjoy too much. Muy bonito para visitar y disfrutar en familia.

D.

(Translated) Super museum with areas for landscape, ocean, earthquakes and caves on the ground floor as well as a historical overview of the immigration of the Maori and Europeans (Original) Super Museum mit Bereichen zur Landschaft, Ozean, Erdbeben und Höhlen im Erdgeschoss sowie ein geschichtlicher Überblick über die Einwanderung der Maori und Europäer

V.

(Translated) Something small but if there is time it is an option to know it (Original) Algo pequeño pero si hay tiempo es una opción conocerlo

J.

(Translated) Beautiful nature (Original) Natureza linda

A.

H.

T.

(Translated) Kids love visit Te Manawa (Original) Kids love visiting Te Manawa

T.

(Translated) Very nice museum (Original) Musée très sympathique

j.

(Translated) For free museums, 5 * (Original) Pour la gratuité des musées , 5*

D.

(Translated) Nice fun (Original) Đẹp thú vị

A.

L.

(Translated) Cultural (Original) Culturel

C.

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