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Museum treasures draw visitors from far and wide
Impressive displays include collections of international significance.
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Karen Hughes
17 April 2024
Featured
Professional and Pretty
The owner of this 1970s dress, Mrs Lila Campbell, donated the dress to Whanganui Regional Museum in 1997.
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Karen Hughes
1 April 2024
Art & Design
Revolutionary Blouse
Isobel Duncan, born in Whanganui in 1877, owned this blouse.
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Karen Hughes
1 March 2024
Fashion Talks
Floral Beauty
Made from fine cotton muslin, this 1840s walking dress is entirely hand-sewn.
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Karen Hughes
1 February 2024
Art & Design
Home-made Evening Chic
This glamourous evening gown from the 1930s was owned by Jean Lambert. Her stylish wardrobe included evening gowns, jackets and coats, shawls, and muffs from the 1920s to the 1940s.
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Karen Hughes
1 December 2023
Art & Design
Harmony Preserved: Historic Grand Piano Loaned to Museum
A 128-year-old grand piano made by the renowned German-American company, Steinway & Sons, is now located in the atrium of the Whanganui Regional Museum.
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Karen Hughes
30 November 2023
Featured
Mourning the passing of Huia
Utterly unique and exquisitely beautiful, huia were considered tapu (sacred, restricted) by Māori. The closest living cousins to Huia today are the kōkako and the tieke (saddleback).
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Karen Hughes
8 November 2023
Natural History
A Timeless Classic
This simple yet stunning evening dress is the epitome of 1930s style. Though the lines are simple, the overall effect is one of complete sinuous femininity.
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Karen Hughes
1 November 2023
Art & Design
Home for Good? The case for the return of Hāmama
The tekoteko known as Hāmama displays unique Whanganui-style features: the notched knees imitate an action by Whanganui tūpuna when standing on waka, and big bulbous eyes, five fingers and holding the tongue are further design techniques that confirm Whanganui provenance.
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Karen Hughes
25 October 2023
Museum Notebook
The Golden Twenties
This delicate dress, made from fine cotton lawn, was worn by the New Zealand poet Eileen Duggan (1894-1972).
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Karen Hughes
1 October 2023
Art & Design
There is a Taniwhā in my river
The kupu (word) taniwhā does not come from the Whanganui rohe (area). Whanganui iwi use the kupu “kaitiaki” for the mythical creatures that guard our waterways.
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Karen Hughes
26 September 2023
Te ao Māori
Edmonds: ‘Sure to Rise’
By 1929, there were only 1.5 million people in New Zealand, yet we were purchasing around three million tins of Edmonds Baking Powder per year!
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Karen Hughes
20 September 2023
Museum Notebook
Haere Mai – welcome Waiora Bailey-Moore
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Waiora Bailey-Moore to the position of Kaiwhakaako Māori. Waiora’s whakapapa includes Tupoho in Whanganui and Puketapu in Taranaki. Waiora has a special interest in te reo Māori, and in the arts.
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david
4 September 2023
Staff
Museum treasures draw visitors from far and wide
Impressive displays include collections of international significance.
Read More
Karen Hughes
17 April 2024
Featured
Professional and Pretty
The owner of this 1970s dress, Mrs Lila Campbell, donated the dress to Whanganui Regional Museum in 1997.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 April 2024
Art & Design
Revolutionary Blouse
Isobel Duncan, born in Whanganui in 1877, owned this blouse.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 March 2024
Fashion Talks
Floral Beauty
Made from fine cotton muslin, this 1840s walking dress is entirely hand-sewn.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 February 2024
Art & Design
Home-made Evening Chic
This glamourous evening gown from the 1930s was owned by Jean Lambert. Her stylish wardrobe included evening gowns, jackets and coats, shawls, and muffs from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 December 2023
Art & Design
Harmony Preserved: Historic Grand Piano Loaned to Museum
A 128-year-old grand piano made by the renowned German-American company, Steinway & Sons, is now located in the atrium of the Whanganui Regional Museum.
Read More
Karen Hughes
30 November 2023
Featured
Mourning the passing of Huia
Utterly unique and exquisitely beautiful, huia were considered tapu (sacred, restricted) by Māori. The closest living cousins to Huia today are the kōkako and the tieke (saddleback).
Read More
Karen Hughes
8 November 2023
Natural History
A Timeless Classic
This simple yet stunning evening dress is the epitome of 1930s style. Though the lines are simple, the overall effect is one of complete sinuous femininity.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 November 2023
Art & Design
Home for Good? The case for the return of Hāmama
The tekoteko known as Hāmama displays unique Whanganui-style features: the notched knees imitate an action by Whanganui tūpuna when standing on waka, and big bulbous eyes, five fingers and holding the tongue are further design techniques that confirm Whanganui provenance.
Read More
Karen Hughes
25 October 2023
Museum Notebook
The Golden Twenties
This delicate dress, made from fine cotton lawn, was worn by the New Zealand poet Eileen Duggan (1894-1972).
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 October 2023
Art & Design
There is a Taniwhā in my river
The kupu (word) taniwhā does not come from the Whanganui rohe (area). Whanganui iwi use the kupu “kaitiaki” for the mythical creatures that guard our waterways.
Read More
Karen Hughes
26 September 2023
Te ao Māori
Edmonds: ‘Sure to Rise’
By 1929, there were only 1.5 million people in New Zealand, yet we were purchasing around three million tins of Edmonds Baking Powder per year!
Read More
Karen Hughes
20 September 2023
Museum Notebook
Haere Mai – welcome Waiora Bailey-Moore
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Waiora Bailey-Moore to the position of Kaiwhakaako Māori. Waiora’s whakapapa includes Tupoho in Whanganui and Puketapu in Taranaki. Waiora has a special interest in te reo Māori, and in the arts.
Read More
david
4 September 2023
Staff
Category:
Museum treasures draw visitors from far and wide
Impressive displays include collections of international significance.
Read More
Karen Hughes
17 April 2024
Featured
Professional and Pretty
The owner of this 1970s dress, Mrs Lila Campbell, donated the dress to Whanganui Regional Museum in 1997.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 April 2024
Art & Design
Revolutionary Blouse
Isobel Duncan, born in Whanganui in 1877, owned this blouse.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 March 2024
Fashion Talks
Floral Beauty
Made from fine cotton muslin, this 1840s walking dress is entirely hand-sewn.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 February 2024
Art & Design
Home-made Evening Chic
This glamourous evening gown from the 1930s was owned by Jean Lambert. Her stylish wardrobe included evening gowns, jackets and coats, shawls, and muffs from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 December 2023
Art & Design
Harmony Preserved: Historic Grand Piano Loaned to Museum
A 128-year-old grand piano made by the renowned German-American company, Steinway & Sons, is now located in the atrium of the Whanganui Regional Museum.
Read More
Karen Hughes
30 November 2023
Featured
Mourning the passing of Huia
Utterly unique and exquisitely beautiful, huia were considered tapu (sacred, restricted) by Māori. The closest living cousins to Huia today are the kōkako and the tieke (saddleback).
Read More
Karen Hughes
8 November 2023
Natural History
A Timeless Classic
This simple yet stunning evening dress is the epitome of 1930s style. Though the lines are simple, the overall effect is one of complete sinuous femininity.
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 November 2023
Art & Design
Home for Good? The case for the return of Hāmama
The tekoteko known as Hāmama displays unique Whanganui-style features: the notched knees imitate an action by Whanganui tūpuna when standing on waka, and big bulbous eyes, five fingers and holding the tongue are further design techniques that confirm Whanganui provenance.
Read More
Karen Hughes
25 October 2023
Museum Notebook
The Golden Twenties
This delicate dress, made from fine cotton lawn, was worn by the New Zealand poet Eileen Duggan (1894-1972).
Read More
Karen Hughes
1 October 2023
Art & Design
There is a Taniwhā in my river
The kupu (word) taniwhā does not come from the Whanganui rohe (area). Whanganui iwi use the kupu “kaitiaki” for the mythical creatures that guard our waterways.
Read More
Karen Hughes
26 September 2023
Te ao Māori
Edmonds: ‘Sure to Rise’
By 1929, there were only 1.5 million people in New Zealand, yet we were purchasing around three million tins of Edmonds Baking Powder per year!
Read More
Karen Hughes
20 September 2023
Museum Notebook
Haere Mai – welcome Waiora Bailey-Moore
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Waiora Bailey-Moore to the position of Kaiwhakaako Māori. Waiora’s whakapapa includes Tupoho in Whanganui and Puketapu in Taranaki. Waiora has a special interest in te reo Māori, and in the arts.
Read More