Programmes for Schools
Popular programmes at the museum include:
- Kiwi icons
- How the Lake was formed
- The Museum as part of the community
- Local geography from a Maori perspective ( level 8)
- Comparison of how the lakes and rivers were used in the past and how they are used today
- Early Taupo
- Why people came to live in Taupo
- Transport
- The Origins of Street names in Taupo
- Happy and Healthy 100 years ago
- Carvings: Te Aroha o Rongoheikume
- Art Appreciation
- ESOL
- Matariki: Art based, Seven Stars Seven Slants
Events
Friends' Midday Talks 2010 Season
15 September 2010 Midday Seven: September 15 Keith Stuart
Council Archivist - making sense of the district's past so that we have a resource for the future.
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Metamorphosis x Three
28 August 2010 Metamorphosis x Three is the accomplished outcome of three talented artists working in completely different media... Bee Doughty-Pratt, Colleen Ryan-Priest, Bruce Winter
27th August - 21st September More →
Paint, Paper and Paraphernalia
25 September 2010 Janet Grey
A mixed media exhibition reflecting the artists passion.
25th September - 19th October More →
The Last Foxtrot in Mangakino
23 October 2010 Narrative paintings by Mike Harold of the escapades of 1960s prison escapee George Wilder
23rd October - 16th November More →
How Could We Resist?
20 November 2010 Miniature Prints from the Central Print Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
20 November - 14 December More →