Te Manawa

Te Manawa is a museum, art gallery and science centre in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It is operated by way of the Te Manawa Museums Trust, a charitable believe included on 20 August 1999. From that date, the Trust assumed duty for artwork works and background property transferred to its care however held on behalf of others. From 1 July 2000 the Trust began leasing the premises and coping with the institution beneath agreements entered into with the Palmerston North City Council.

The primary goal of the Trust is to offer interactive experience in artwork, technological know-how and records through obtaining, keeping, discovering, growing, communicating and displaying material proof of people and their surroundings, rather than making a economic go back. The Trust is controlled by means of Palmerston North City Council and is a Council Controlled Organisation as defined under segment 6 of the Local Government Act 2002, by means of virtue of the Council’s proper to rent greater than 50 percent of the Board of Trustees.