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Experience the beauty and power of ocean conservation through breathtaking photography and film.
With 24 artists on display, 50 years of clay supports New Plymouth Potters in celebrating their 50th anniversary.
Explore the moon’s past, present and future in Our Moon: Then, Now & Beyond at Puke Ariki Museum!
Home Work Maunga Auaha: Taranaki Art 2024 will be a celebration of the art our region is known for.
Be captivated by the exhibition Te Kitenga o Hina as it shares the sacred seasons of Aotearoa: Takurua (Winter), Kōanga (Spring), Raumati (Summer), and Ngahuru (Autumn).
Mā wai kē atu takes us on a spiritual and visual journey, layering together the creative work of rangatahi from Ōpunake High School, Waitara High School and Te Kura o Ngaruahinera.
Step into retro Taranaki and discover Stratford’s own, Kount Five Plus Two, the iconic covers band of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
The work of 25 New Zealand fashion photographers have been brought together in this New Zealand Fashion Museum touring exhibition, Flash Back.
Explore the stories of our native forests through the botanical paintings of artist Fanny Bertha Good and the experiences of her family in colonial Taranaki.
Get to know the circular saw shell, and find out more about squids that wear their shells on the inside!
Check out features of Te Papa’s Colossal Squid including its giant eye and hooked tentacle. Learn more at Puke Ariki Museum.
This exhibition invites you to explore elements of design, space, tradition, and gently challenges your expectations about what Toi Māori is, was, and can be.
A 20-year photographic and scientific journey of discovery into the effects of climate change along the Taranaki coastline.
Looking for some family fun this summer? How about Puke Ariki’s newest exhibition - Map It!
Armed with a camera, a creative mind and a unique perspective, photography students aged 13-18 at ZEAL Taranaki transform the familiar into art in the “This Is Our World” exhibition.
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