WhakakitengaExhibitions

The Mechanical Circus

2 November 2019 - 26 April 2020

Roll up, roll up! The circus is coming to town. Experience the excitement and intrigue of old-fashioned circus tricks.

Pukeiti

14 September 2019 - 13 March 2020

This exhibition explores the landscape, history and plants of Pukeiti, and the conservation efforts of a garden as a living museum.

Paradise Lost: Daniel Solander's Legacy

26 November 2019 - 9 February 2020

Ten New Zealand artists have created works commemorating Daniel Solander, the Swedish botanist, who worked on the Endeavour when Captain Cook circumnavigated New Zealand 1769.

30 years of Liberation Work

11 December 2019 - 31 January 2020

Tū Tama Wāhine o Taranaki is celebrating 30 years with an exhibition of Taranaki wāhine moko kauae by Taranaki Grandmaster of Photography Tania Niwa.

All Blacks Jerseys

Come and see All Blacks jerseys belonging to Handley and Ross Brown, and Beauden Barrett in the Puke Ariki Foyer.

Takapou Whāriki

Enter Te Takapou Whāriki o Taranaki (The Sacred Woven Mat of Taranaki) gallery and experience the rich, deep tones of a karakia welcoming you to a place of tales and taonga.

Taranaki Naturally

Ongoing

Go back in time to when monsters swam in oceans and roamed the land, when mountains were born in an explosion of sound and molten rock and iconic animals took their first steps.

Taranaki Life

Ongoing

From a child’s toy to a soldiers’ uniform to a teapot, the Taranaki Life gallery contains a treasure trove of items telling the stories of Taranaki people, past and present.