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Points of View is a breakaway segment of the Whare Kahurangi exhibition. Enjoy images of New Plymouth from different points of view from 1939, 1999 and 2019.
The exhibits will boggle your mind and deceive your eyes and ears. Our perception of the world around us is often distorted, and these exhibits will show you...
Hina: Celebrating Taranaki Women is an acknowledgement and celebration of women.
50 Greatest Photographs of National Geographic showcases some of the most engaging photographs spanning the magazine’s 130-year history.
Step back in time 290 million years to when bizarre-looking animals dominated life on land and sea, and find out about the greatest extinction the world has ever seen.
Wood engraving experienced an extraordinary revival in Great Britain during the early twentieth century, a golden age that coincided with the private press printing movement.
At the Beach playfully explores over 100 years of New Zealand’s beach culture told through summer fashion.
Blanche Halcome: A Life on the Wing tells of a life filled with flight and adventure until age and circumstance grounded her and clipped her wings.
The exhibition showcases the captivating performances of eight kapa haka groups who participated at Te Kāhui Maunga.
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