Exhibitions

He Mātanga – Movers and Shakers

Remarkable scientists, educators and scholars who have lived and worked in Whanganui and influenced the world.

    Small changing exhibitions featuring remarkable scientists, educators and scholars who have lived and worked in Whanganui and influenced the world.

    Whanganui enjoyed a culture of scientific discovery and learning created by independent amateurs and scholars.

    By the twentieth century, Whanganui was a hub of culture and scholarship, with an opera house, a library, an observatory, a public museum, musical societies, a theatre and a philosophical society. At a time when research in New Zealand was limited and de-centralised, Whanganui people of intellect and action could make significant contributions. Researchers pursued cutting-edge science and educators explored new ideas about how and what to teach. These traditions continue today.