Sorry the Feb class scheduled for 3rd Feb has been cancelled
An adult group that meets on the first Friday each month, looks at various types of wycinanki or cut-outs, using paper and scissors, a traditional Polish folk art $10pp includes a cuppa. A warm welcome awaits you. Try something new, come create with paper and scissors. New members are welcome any time as we work at our own pace, materials and designs provided. We meet on the first Friday of the month. Polish decorative paper cut-outs belong to the most beautiful in the world. Traditionally they were made by hand, without drawing the design first, cutting out using sheep-sheering scissors.
- New members can watch a short presentation
- Designs based on the Lowicz and Kurpie regions of Poland
- Beginners workshop is also available throughout the year, gather your group together and make a booking, a date and time to suit you.
- Ideal class for children’s birthday parties too! 8plus, can be available on some Saturdays
For enquiries and bookings please phone 533 3530 or email us.
Museum hours Tue to Fri 10-4 and Sun12-5
Hosted Visit, open to individuals and small groups: join our popular guided tour of the galleries. Hear an introductory talk and watch the film ‘Poles Apart’.
Starts at 10am finishes at 12.30 pm. $10 per person. Morning tea / coffee / biscuits included. Bookings not required.
‘Poles Apart’ (1 hour) tells the poignant story and background of 733 Polish children and 102 adults who came to live in Pahiatua, New Zealand, 1944. These survivors were forcibly deported from Poland to Russia during World War 2 then evacuated to Persia during a short amnesty. They eventually found a home in New Zealand.
An adult group that meets on the first Friday each month, looks at various types of wycinanki or cut-outs, using paper and scissors, a traditional Polish folk art $10pp includes a cuppa. A warm welcome awaits you. Try something new, come create with paper and scissors. New members are welcome any time as we work at our own pace, materials and designs provided. We meet on the first Friday of the month. Polish decorative paper cut-outs belong to the most beautiful in the world. Traditionally they were made by hand, without drawing the design first, cutting out using sheep-sheering scissors.
- New members can watch a short presentation
- Designs based on the Lowicz and Kurpie regions of Poland
- Beginners workshop is also available throughout the year, gather your group together and make a booking, a date and time to suit you.
- Ideal class for children’s birthday parties too! 8plus, can be available on some Saturdays
For enquiries and bookings please phone 533 3530 or email us.
Museum hours Tue to Fri 10-4 and Sun12-5
Hosted Visit, open to individuals and small groups: join our popular guided tour of the galleries. Hear an introductory talk and watch the film ‘Poles Apart’.
Starts at 10am finishes at 12.30 pm. $10 per person. Morning tea / coffee / biscuits included. Bookings not required.
‘Poles Apart’ (1 hour) tells the poignant story and background of 733 Polish children and 102 adults who came to live in Pahiatua, New Zealand, 1944. These survivors were forcibly deported from Poland to Russia during World War 2 then evacuated to Persia during a short amnesty. They eventually found a home in New Zealand.
A family fun activity, for bookings phone 533 3530 $8 per person starts 2pm and finishes 4pm, 2 hours of craft
- Design your own Polish Easter Egg What is pisanki? It’s a Polish word for…?
- Create an Easter Palm from paper Taste Mazurek, a Polish Easter cake
- What is smingus-dyngus? It’s something fun!
Adults without children are welcome too !
Lecture: ‘Hidden Treasures – Hidden Atrocities: Archaeology, Discovery and Resistance.’
Slideshow presentation ‘Hidden Treasures and Hidden Atrocities’. Discover archaeological finds in Poland. Unearth the links between Polish New Zealanders, World War 2, the Resistance movement and Solidarity.
Plus: Documentary film ‘The Art of Sharing: Poland for World Heritage’ (PG). Polish archaeology around the world, from Egypt and Palmyra to Ankor, South America and Easter Island.
Stay awhile and view the galleries within the Polish Museum in Howick
Complimentary coffee / tea available.
Lecture: ‘Hidden Treasures – Hidden Atrocities: Archaeology, Discovery and Resistance.’
Slideshow presentation ‘Hidden Treasures and Hidden Atrocities’. Discover archaeological finds in Poland. Unearth the links between Polish New Zealanders, World War 2, the Resistance movement and Solidarity.
Plus: Documentary film ‘The Art of Sharing: Poland for World Heritage’ (PG). Polish archaeology around the world, from Egypt and Palmyra to Ankor, South America and Easter Island.
Extra film, in Polish language only, is available in the evening presentation for those who have a particular interest in the Powazki Cemetery.
‘Kwatera L’ [‘L’ Quarter]. (2013). Contains sensitive material.Archaeologists, forensic scientists and anthropologists work to identify victims of suppression.Among the dead hidden in Powazki Cemetery Warsaw are national heroes of the Polish Underground Army, Resistance and early Solidarity movements. Polish language only, no subtitles.
Museum will be open from 6pm.
Complimentary coffee / tea available.
An adult group that meets on the first Friday each month, looks at various types of wycinanki or cut-outs, using paper and scissors, a traditional Polish folk art $10pp includes a cuppa. A warm welcome awaits you. Try something new, come create with paper and scissors. New members are welcome any time as we work at our own pace, materials and designs provided. We meet on the first Friday of the month. Polish decorative paper cut-outs belong to the most beautiful in the world. Traditionally they were made by hand, without drawing the design first, cutting out using sheep-sheering scissors.
- New members can watch a short presentation
- Designs based on the Lowicz and Kurpie regions of Poland
- Beginners workshop is also available throughout the year, gather your group together and make a booking, a date and time to suit you.
- Ideal class for children’s birthday parties too! 8plus, can be available on some Saturdays
For enquiries and bookings please phone 533 3530 or email us.
Museum hours Tue to Fri 10-4 and Sun12-5
A family fun activity, for bookings phone 533 3530 $8 per person starts 2pm and finishes 4pm
Looking for something more than chocolate eggs. Join us in a fun and creative 2 hours of crafting and more, for all the family. Individual adults without children are welcome too!
- Design your own Polish Easter Egg What is pisanki? It’s a Polish word for…?
- Create an Easter Palm from paper Taste Mazurek, a Polish Easter cake
- What is smingus-dyngus? It’s something fun!
To secure your place please contact us, by phone or email, thanks.
We are closed over the Easter Long weekend, Thursday 4pm reopen Wednesday 19th 10am 2017
If you are urgent need to contact museum staff please text 021 107 0169 and we will return your call ASAP