December 2014/January 2015 Newsletter

Saturday, 29 November 2014

November 2014 Newsletter

Friday, 31 October 2014

The recently opened Pick & Mix is enthralling visitors with a variety of beautiful and unusual artworks chosen from our collection by staff members. There are only a few tickets left for the performances of Death of Nomad – get in quick so you dont miss out. Exhibitions closing this month include Great War Stories, David Trubridge: So Far, and Wide Horizons. Also, check out what’s happening at Rotorua Museum in December including Christmas events and a fun family day marking the opening of the interactive kids exhibition Body in Action.

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October 2014 Newsletter

Monday, 6 October 2014

With school holidays here we have some great activities to keep little hands and minds busy – check out our dinosaur holiday crafts and Crack the Code below. The unique designs in the exhibition David Trubridge: So Far have been amazing visitors since it opened last week. Enjoy a diverse selection of beautiful and unusual works from the Museum collection in the exhibition Pick & Mix. Plus two exhibitions of historical photographs from our collection open later this month.

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Summer 2014/2015 What’s On Brochure

Sunday, 28 September 2014

September 2014 Newsletter

Friday, 29 August 2014

Rotorua Museum’s spring programme offers a fresh new mix of exhibitions and events. Homegrown international design features in the exhibition David Trubridge: So Far, and David himself will be giving a free talk on 20 September. We look at the story behind the first Dinosaur Footprints ever found in New Zealand, and Dr Hamish Campbell is here on 14 September to tell us all about them. Dinosaurs are the theme for our fun school holiday mask-making crafts, and ‘Crack the Code’ is back with cool prizes up for grabs.

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Spring 2014 What’s On Brochure

Monday, 11 August 2014

August 2014 Newsletter

Saturday, 26 July 2014

Rotorua Museum has some great exhibitions and events on during August. Come in and see Great War Stories which tells some of the incredible stories of World War One through treasures contributed by the Rotorua community. Phantom City is proving popular with visitors and kids are enjoying building their own expanding Phantom City every Sunday in August.
Plus, check out works by Barry Brickell, one of New Zealand’s most endearing potters, in His Own Steam.

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July 2014 Newsletter

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Come down to our Matariki family celebrations this Saturday for star gazing, crafts, face painting and other fun entertainment.
Opening this weekend Phantom City explores abandoned cityscapes of the past and future through contemporary artworks. Our July school holiday craft activities are based on creating your own Phantom City. Great War Stories, our community exhibition commemorating 100 years since the start of World War One, opens on 2 July 2014.

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June 2014 Newsletter

Monday, 26 May 2014

This winter Rotorua Museum commemorates World War One with an exhibition of powerful Rotorua stories from the ‘Great War’. His Own Steam celebrates one of New Zealand’s most endearing potters, Barry Brickell. We invite you to explore alternative views of the cities we live in through our contemporary art exhibition Phantom City. June sees the star constellation Matariki appear in our skies and Rotorua Museum has a wonderful evening of entertainment planned in our Matariki Wh?nau Night.

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Winter 2014 What’s On Brochure

Tuesday, 20 May 2014