WhakakitengaExhibitions

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Marine molluscs: Deep ocean to rocky shore

14 April 2023 - 4 June 2023

Get to know the circular saw shell, and find out more about squids that wear their shells on the inside!

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Colossal Squid: Freaky Features

3 December 2022 - 19 March 2023

Check out features of Te Papa’s Colossal Squid including its giant eye and hooked tentacle. Learn more at Puke Ariki Museum.

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Nekenekehia Tukua: A WharehokaSmith exhibition

2 July 2022 - 12 March 2023

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.

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Impermanence: The Tongapōrutu Coastline - a 20 year odyssey

20 May 2022 - 27 November 2022

A 20-year photographic and scientific journey of discovery into the effects of climate change along the Taranaki coastline.

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Map It!

4 December 2021 - 29 May 2022

Looking for some family fun this summer? How about Puke Ariki’s newest exhibition - Map It!

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This is Our World

1 October 2021 - 8 May 2022

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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Therapeutic Agent

Ongoing

Therapeutic Agent explores the challenges faced by the Taranaki LGBTQI+ community in the past and present with a view to creating positive change for the future.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

14 August 2021 - 14 November 2021

99 of the world's most prestigious wildlife photographs on show now

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Ngā Hau Ngākau

27 February 2021 - 25 July 2021

Marvel at this exhibition that combines three artforms; painting, carved taonga puoro and stunning music.

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1896: Christopher Aubrey's Taranaki

16 April 2021 - 15 August 2021

Christopher Aubrey's nine landscapes of Taranaki are a unique insight into life in 1896. Discover more about that time with newspaper articles, interactive stories and images.

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Home Work Taranaki Art 2020

26 September 2020 - 8 February 2021

Home Work: Taranaki Art 2020 opens in the temporary gallery in September 2020. It showcases the talented artists in our region.

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Redecorating Taranaki

18 July 2020 - 31 January 2021

Redecorating Taranaki explores the values that are important to us through awards created by New Plymouth jewellers Jennifer Laracy and Sam Kelly.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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