Past Events:
For Museum Friends: Hunting the Collectors – Using Genealogy at the Museum
A special event exclusively for Museum Friends, present by Dr Sue Garside
Ended: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026
Outfit of the Month Fashion Talk
Explore an exquisite example of sumertime elegance from the 1910s.
Ended: Fri, 6 Mar, 2026
Whanganui Summer Programme 2026: Te Raumati ki Whanganui
Take an entertaining look at the people, places, and fashions that have made summer memorable in Whanganui.
Ended: Thu, 5 Mar, 2026
Taonga o te Marama/Object of the Month Talk
Explore a new object every month at the Museum!
Ended: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026
Outfit of the Month Fashion Talk
Step into 1930s evening glamour and women’s fashion in New Zealand.
Ended: Fri, 13 Feb, 2026
Stonehenge: Old Rocks, New Theories
What do we really know about Stonehenge?
Archaeologist Julian Richards unpacks decades of research and new theories.
Ended: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026
Summer Holiday Fun: Ngā Hākinakina – Outdoor Games
Play, explore, and celebrate movement outdoors.
Ended: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026
Summer Holiday Fun: Build a Paper Windmill
Create, whirl and spin!
Ended: Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Summer Holiday Fun: Hidden Designers – Solve the Museum Mystery
Put on your thinking cap with this museum mystery!
Ended: Wed, 21 Jan, 2026
Summer Holiday Fun: Fashion Through Time
Get making and creating, at the Museum!
Ended: Tue, 20 Jan, 2026
Mary Quant – Fashion Revolutionary
Discover how fashion designer Dame Mary Quant transformed the way women dress.
Ended: Mon, 19 Jan, 2026
Whanganui Opera Week 2026: NZOS Artists Recital
Presented by selected students of the New Zealand Opera School.