New initiative highlights taonga and objects from across the Museum’s collections.

Leading British archaeologist and broadcaster will visit Whanganui.

8–10 May 2026, in Whanganui

New Zealand premiere promises a rich variety of contemporary music.

New Zealand women won the right to vote in parliamentary elections, on 19 September 1893.

Accomplished jazz musician and songwriter Rick Baum will play a selection of his own compositions in the Museum.

The Whanganui Regional Museum has selected a dress worn by well-known New Zealand poet Eileen Duggan (1894-1972), for the upcoming Outfit of the Month exhibit.

Whanganui Regional Museum will commemorate Suffrage Day with a special event focusing on Whanganui women. 

Revisiting a popular talk that has received many requests for repeat, Whanganui historian Scott Flutey will speak about the bells of Whanganui.