Storytelling Workshop with Claudia!
We are excited to bring you an amazing workshop for the kids. Lean how to use collage, photographs and animation to turn your stories into movies! Yes, that’s right. Claudia will be taking a small group through the techniques of animation using paper and loads of imagination.
October school holidays, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 9th October with an exclusive showing of every storytellers work at the end.
An awesome workshop learning to create your own animation, for Kids 8-13! The workshop is free and is filling up fast – to register: call the museum or email museum@waipadc.govt.nz
Bring the kids along for a fun, creative workshop and learn Te Reo at the same time!
To support Te Wiki o Te Reo, we are offering creative workshops with Oriwa Morgan-Ward. Come and participate in two workshops this September. Cost if $2 per child, adults free but must stay to supervise. It’s always a fun thing to learn a language with whānau so you can support the learning.
Each session will cover creative components: Kowhaiwhai and Pop-up Whare
Spaces are limited so contact us now to secure your space!
Workshops run Saturdays 9th and 16th September, 10am-2pm 2017
Looking to get out of the house these school holidays?
Why not grab some friends and enjoy your favourite movies here at the Museum! (There’s even popcorn!)
All screenings are free, bookings essential as spaces are limited. Screenings will begin at 11am.
Monday 17 July – National Treasure
Tuesday 18th July – Moana FULL
Wednesday 19th July – Muppets Most Wanted
Thursday 20th July – Night at the Museum
Friday 21st July – Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
School Holiday Programme!
Matariki – a seven star cluster appearing pre-dawn in the North-Eastern sky in late June early July, for many, marks the Māori New Year.
Traditionally, Matariki was a time of sustainability – to prepare the land for planting crops and renew associations with whanau and friends. Today, Matariki is a good time for us to reflect on our place in the world, to reawaken dreams and inspire awareness of our fragile environment.
Te Awamutu Museum will be marking this Matariki 2017 by bringing back a popular series of creative workshops themed around sustainability. Pou Matariki sees artists Emanuel Dunn and Oriwa Morgan-Ward presenting adult and children sculptural workshops using cardboard in the Museum this July.
“The challenge is to create a taonga out of things that we as humans discard. We want to place importance on the act of creativity as a way to heal ourselves, and by doing so, we in turn are healing our environment. The greatest thing about this process is that we get to share it with others”.
The workshops will run over two weeks with the adult workshops being held over two days – Friday 4th July 3pm-6pm & Sat 8th July 10am-3pm. The children’s workshop series will occur Tuesday 11th, Wed 12th & Thurs 13th July from 10am-3pm daily. Please book your preferred day at our Museum reception on 07 8720085 or via email museum@waipadc.govt.nz.
There will also be an Artist Floor Talk on Friday 14th July from 3pm. Emanuel and Oriwa will be showcasing various artworks they have been working on as well as a representative from the Waipa District Council talking about various ways to reduce and redirect waste from landfill.
An event not to miss!
The Te Awamutu Museum is proud to be bringing New Zealand Historian and Author Vincent O’Malley to the Waipa District in May 2017.
His most recent publication is The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato 1800-2000.
The publisher Bridget Williams notes: “Spanning nearly two centuries from first contact through to settlement and apology, Vincent O’Malley focuses on the human impact of the war, its origins and aftermath. Based on many years of research and illustrated throughout, The Great War for New Zealand is a groundbreaking book written in the conviction that a nation needs to own its history.”
The Museum team is hosting An Evening with Vincent O’Malley on Tuesday 30th May. Vincent will provide an overview of his book, followed by a panel discussion with local participants including Tom Roa, Councillor Susan O’Regan, Alan Hall and Kaawhia Te Muraahi.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event ($80, cash only) and Vincent will be available to sign books between 6.15pm-6.45pm before the event.
The event is free to attend, although registration is essential.
Contact the Museum to register now!
Join the Museum team for a free movie night at the Museum!
In conjunction with the Dambusters exhibition, we are proud to present four free community screenings of the 1955 classic, “The Dam Busters”. This classic black and white 1955 movie captures the amazing feats of Dr. Barnes Wallis who had a crazy idea – to create a bouncing bomb to cripple the enemy’s industrial nerve centre during WWII.
Tickets for each screening are strictly limited and must be booked and collected prior to the screening date. There is no charge for the event.
Don’t forget these dates: March 16th, April 20th, April 27th, and June 15th. Bookings essential as seats are strictly limited per screening. Please pick up tickets the Monday prior to screening date. Arrive by 3.45pm, movie starts at 4pm with a 15min intermission. Running time 120mins. FREE Popcorn sponsored by PoP’n’Good Popcorn for each ticket holder. All food to be consumed in the theatre space only! No Door Sales.
Contact the Museum to book now!
