SHARE YOUR FAMILY TREE ON THE BACK PORCH An interactive experience where you get to decorate a leaf, add your name to it then attach to the big Family Tree! You'll find this downstairs on the Back Porch gallery. Come and find it and add your name to the tree!
CELEBRATE FAMILY HISTORY MONTH A small display on the Front Porch Gallery showcasing whakawhanaungatanga – relationship connections with family. To support our community to start, refresh or research family connections we have a FREE Ancestry Library subscription available for visitors. When you first delve into Ancestry.com, the world’s largest subscription collection of genealogy databases, it […]
Access to Ancestry Library Edition is now available at the Te Awamutu Museum Education and Research Centre - a FREE service! This database has millions of records available to view online to help you kick-start or continue your family history research. Ancestry resources include births, deaths and marriages, vital records, electoral rolls, census lists, military […]
Celebrate Family History Month this August with Te Awamutu Museum - Education & Research Centre and the Te Awamutu Genealogy Society!Join us for a FREE talk on how to get started with researching your family history.Learn tips and tricks from the experts and discover the resources available here at the centre - including a new […]
Celebrating Te Reo Māori with Huhu - an amazing bug that likes burrowing in trees. For the month of September we are excited to offer an activity that celebrates whānau through whakapapa for Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori month at the Te Awamutu Museum – Education & Research Centre. Whakapapa – genealogy is a way of […]
SHOWING ON THE FRONT PORCH FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023 - TE HOKIOI E RERE ATU NA! Celebrate Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori Month with Huhu, your Tui & Tama Club mascot friend! For the month of September we are excited to display information on one of our significant objects in the collection […]
Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori with Huhu! Tui & Tama's friend Huhu is hosting the month of September's Public Programme! Each month begins on the Saturday with a FREE Tui & Tama Club event for existing and new members. Tui and Tama's friends introduce the month's theme and activities. Each club member receives a […]
In this workshop, The ReCreators will teach the community how to turn discarded new wood offcuts and linen into a canvas, and mindfully dot art with colourful paint donated to us by Resene. We will use upcycled dotting tools such as pencils, paintbrush sticks, and glue sticks. A lovely way to spend your Saturday. The […]
Learn how to hand sew a felt Kiwifruit pincushion or Needle Book with Hilary! Have you ever wanted to learn the art of hand sewing but not sure how to start? This is the workshop for you! Hilary will take you through step-by-step techniques on how to get the best out of your needles and […]
The workshop will be exploring different printing techniques and printmaking with all up cycled materials. These are creative and fun methods to use to create your own beautiful artwork. The ReCreators are on a mission to show the world how to reduce and reuse our natural resources. It's easy, fun, creative, and sustainable. Join us […]
Tui & Tama’s friend Taniwha is hosting the month of October’s Public Programme! Each month begins on the Saturday with a FREE Tui & Tama Club event for existing and new members. Tui and Tama’s friends introduce the month’s theme and activities. Each club member receives a Tui & Tama Club Passport to record […]