Three exciting exhibitions featuring young Maori artists, local weavers, and revered artist Maureen Lander will be open for the summer holidays. Please join us at Te Kōputu to celebrate the opening of PUNA, Flat-Pack Whakapapa (toured by The Dowse), and Pā Harakeke.
Sat, 02/11/2019 - 12:00am to Wed, 27/11/2019 - 12:00am
The Endless Thread showcases award-winning fibre crafts from around our region. This year, it was the Whakatāne Fibre Crafters’ turn to host the Bay of Plenty-wide biennial competition. Nynke Piebenga had the challenging task of judging more than 150 entries and choosing winners across seven categories.
Sat, 17/08/2019 - 12:00am to Sun, 24/11/2019 - 12:00am
The 80s Show, with paintings from the Fletcher Trust Collection, has been curated by Tauranga Art Gallery to give those born after 1990 an opportunity to contextualise the period, while reacquainting earlier generations with a time that has become synonymous with pop culture classics and tumultuous events.
Sat, 17/08/2019 - 12:00am to Sat, 26/10/2019 - 12:00am
Te Koputu a te Whanga a Toi is proud to present a new exhibition "Traverse" by illustrator Ross Murray. The series of work coming to Te Koputu in August surveys New Zealand from North to South. ‘
Current and upcoming exhibitions at 'Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi' galleries and 'Te Whare Taonga o Taketake - Whakatāne Museum Collections and Research'.
The Whakatāne Museum houses over 600,000 items in its collections and offers a wide range of resources and services for researchers, students and the public.
Whakatāne Museum and Arts runs an exciting Kaiārahi / Visitor Host programme in the galleries at Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi — Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre.
The Whakatāne Museum is located in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and serves the Whakatāne District and the Mataatua rohē. The museum operates over two premises.
