Events & workshops

Oct
5
Thu
Auck. Heritage Festival Oct.hols: Polish paper cut-outs workshop
Oct 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

 

Paper cut-outs school holiday workshop $8.00 per person, 7 years plus, relaxing and fun, plenty of ideas given to take home and try more designs!

Come create with paper and scissors. Great activity for the whole family

Polish decorative paper cut-outs belong to the most beautiful in the world. Traditionally they were made by hand, without drawing the lines first, cut with sheep-sheering scissors.

  • Take home 2 art works.
  • Watch a short presentation
  • Designs based on the Lowicz and Kurpie regions of Poland
  • This workshop is also available throughout the year, other dates and days,  and is ideal for birthday parties too!

Bookings preferred please, phone 533 3530 or 021 107 0169 or email us.

Museum hours Tue to Fri 10-4 and Sun12-5

 

 

Auck. Heritage Festival Oct.hols.2017: Discover Archaeology workshop
Oct 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

 

Discover Archaeology school holiday workshop $8.00 per person, 7 years plus, educational and fun, learn about our local area and Poland

  • Take home a craft
  • Watch a short presentation
  • This workshop is also available throughout the year, other dates and days,  and is ideal for birthday parties too! Bookings preferred please, phone 533 3530 or 021 107 0169 or email us.

Museum hours Tue to Fri 10-4 and Sun12-5

 

 

Oct
6
Fri
Friday Paper Cutters: Adult Wycinanki
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:15 pm

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Wycinanki is a traditional Polish folk art, try something new, come create with paper and scissors.

This adult group  meets on the first Friday each month, looking at various types of wycinanki or cut-outs, using paper and scissors.  A warm welcome awaits you

$10pp includes a cuppa.

New members are welcome any time as we work at our own pace, materials and designs provided. Coming for the first time? Please ring me.

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

Auck. Heritage Festival Oct.hols: Polish paper cut-outs workshop
Oct 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

 

Paper cut-outs school holiday workshop $8.00 per person, 7 years plus, relaxing and fun, plenty of ideas given to take home and try more designs!

Come create with paper and scissors. Great activity for the whole family

Polish decorative paper cut-outs belong to the most beautiful in the world. Traditionally they were made by hand, without drawing the lines first, cut with sheep-sheering scissors.

  • Take home 2 art works.
  • Watch a short presentation
  • Designs based on the Lowicz and Kurpie regions of Poland
  • This workshop is also available throughout the year, other dates and days,  and is ideal for birthday parties too!

Bookings preferred please, phone 533 3530 or 021 107 0169 or email us.

Museum hours Tue to Fri 10-4 and Sun12-5

 

 

Oct
8
Sun
Auck. Heritage Festival: Guided Tour, Talk and film ‘Poles Apart’
Oct 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Poles Apart Museum shop

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’.

The museum will open at 10am, we will serve morning tea and start with a talk at 10.15am, the event will finish around 12noon, with free time to wander the exhibits The museum will stay open till 4pm. Price is $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.

 

 

 

Oct
10
Tue
Auck. Heritage Festival Oct.hols: Polish paper cut-outs workshop
Oct 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

 

Paper cut-outs school holiday workshop $8.00 per person, 7 years plus, relaxing and fun, plenty of ideas given to take home and try more designs!

Come create with paper and scissors. Great activity for the whole family

Polish decorative paper cut-outs belong to the most beautiful in the world. Traditionally they were made by hand, without drawing the lines first, cut with sheep-sheering scissors.

  • Take home 2 art works.
  • Watch a short presentation
  • Designs based on the Lowicz and Kurpie regions of Poland
  • This workshop is also available throughout the year, other dates and days,  and is ideal for birthday parties too!

Bookings preferred please, phone 533 3530 or 021 107 0169 or email us.

Museum hours Tue to Fri 10-4 and Sun12-5

 

 

Oct
15
Sun
Auck. Heritage Festival: Guided Tour, Talk and film ‘Poles Apart’
Oct 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Poles Apart Museum shop

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’.

The museum will open at 10.15 am, we will serve morning tea and start with a talk at 10.30am, the event will finish around 12.30pm, with free time to wander the exhibits The museum is open till 4pm. Price is $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.

 

 

 

Dec
10
Sun
‘Christmas in Poland’ workshop for family/adults 2017
Dec 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 

This workshop starts at 2pm and runs till 4pm, please ring to book. $8per person including all adults.

Come celebrate a Polish Christmas with us, hear stories traditions and make decorations, using paper and wool.

Workshop for families and individual adults too

  • Make wool spiders and paper chains with a twist for your own Christmas tree.
  • Create your own unique paper Christmas start
  • Taste the Polish ginger biscuit called Pierniki
  • Learn some Christmas Eve traditions, watching the first star and Wigilia supper

Workshop is available for adults and/or children during the week a time and date to suit you…..

Dec
17
Sun
‘Christmas in Poland’ workshop for family/adults 2017
Dec 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 

This workshop starts at 2pm and runs till 4pm, please ring to book. $8per person including all adults.

Come celebrate a Polish Christmas with us, hear stories traditions and make decorations, using paper and wool.

Workshop for families and individual adults too

  • Make wool spiders and paper chains with a twist for your own Christmas tree.
  • Create your own unique paper Christmas start
  • Taste the Polish ginger biscuit called Pierniki
  • Learn some Christmas Eve traditions, watching the first star and Wigilia supper

Workshop is available for adults and/or children during the week a time and date to suit you…..

Jan
21
Sun
Xmas Holiday Film: Sunday family day! 2018 in Jan. 8 years+
Jan 21 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

In Desert and Wilderness images

Film  ‘In Desert and Wilderness’

Celebrate Grandma and Grandpa’s days Saturday and Sunday this weekend!

Enjoy your school holidays with this amazing film.  ‘ In Desert and Wilderness’ is an adaptation of the popular young adult novel, in Polish called ‘W pustyni i w puszczy’ written by Henryk Sienkiewicz.   Beautiful photography. Film recommended for 7-8 years+

The main characters are fourteen year-old Stas Tarkowski and eight-year-old Nel Rawlinson who are thrilled to be with their fathers in the exotic land of Egypt. The palm trees and beaches offer a welcome change from the chills of Europe and the children are fascinated by the different languages and religions that make up the cultural fabric of North Africa….

For more details give us a call

Museum Hours: Tues – Fri 10-4   Sun 12-5