Past Back Porch Gallery Archives

Kōura Back Porch

SHOWING ON THE BACK PORCH FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023!

Celebrate the amazing Kōura, your Tui & Tama Club mascot friend!

For the month of December we are excited to offer activities that celebrate the amazing freshwater Kōura for the month at the Te Awamutu Museum – Education & Research Centre.

Colour-in your Kōura, write your name on it and attach to the wetland landscape!

If you’re not a Tui & Tama Club member, you can sign up anytime for FREE!

Come on in during the week from 10.00am-4.00pm, Saturday and Public Holidays from 10am-2pm.

Don’t forget to pick up your Taniwha sticker!

On display from 2nd December 2023

Tuna in the Wetland

SHOWING ON THE BACK PORCH FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023!

We Love Tuna Month with Tuna, your Tui & Tama Club mascot friend!

For the month of November we are excited to offer activities that celebrate We Love Tuna month at the Te Awamutu Museum – Education & Research Centre.

Decorate your Tuna, write your name on it and attach to our Tuna Wetland!

If you’re not a Tui & Tama Club member, you can sign up anytime for FREE!

Come on in during the week from 10.00am-4.00pm, Saturday and Public Holidays from 10am-2pm.

Don’t forget to pick up your Taniwha sticker!

On display from 3oth September – 31st October 2023

Back Porch Taniwha

SHOWING ON THE BACK PORCH FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023!

Celebrate Māori Myths & Legends Month with Taniwha, your Tui & Tama Club mascot friend!

For the month of October we are excited to offer activities that celebrate Māori Myths & Legends month at the Te Awamutu Museum – Education & Research Centre.

Colour-in a Taniwha, cut it out and attach to the mythical wall landscape!

If you’re not a Tui & Tama Club member, you can sign up anytime for FREE!

Come on in during the week from 10.00am-4.00pm, Saturday and Public Holidays from 10am-2pm.

Don’t forget to pick up your Taniwha sticker!

On display from 3oth September – 31st October 2023

Rākau Whakapapa

SHOWING ON THE BACK PORCH FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023 – WHAKAPAPA WITH HUHU!

Celebrate Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori Month with Huhu, your Tui & Tama Club mascot friend!

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 connecting ourselves with whānau members of all ages. You can start with yourself and name your parents, grandparents on both sides and great-grandparents on both sides, etc! When you know your whakapapa, you know where you come from, understand your special traits and how big or small your extended whānau is.

Whakapapa can be utilised to understand what your mountain, river, pā and whānau names come from. Join in the fun by participating in our whakapapa interactive on the Back Porch. Colour-in and write your name on Huhu, then attach to the whakapapa rākau in the lower gallery!

Colour-in more than one huhu with your whānau members and make an extra special whakapapa on the tree! Looking forward to seeing you all here soon!

On display from 1st – 3oth September 2023!

Ancestry Exhibit

Welcome to Family History Month – August with your host Ruru!

On the Back Porch Gallery you’ll find a big family tree waiting for you to add your name to a leaf and attach to the tree! Get your whole family involved and create your family tree!

Don’t forget to do all the Family History activities this month of August to receive your Ruru mascot sticker to add to your Tui & Tama Activity Passport!