Kids and whānau create
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
Weekends 11am to 3pm, public holidays, school holidays
Free
Event detail
Get creative with your whānau at our free drop-in art-making sessions every weekend and during school holidays from 11am to 3pm.
June activity: What's on your table?
Explore
In the 1960s and 1970s, New Zealand artist Jacqueline Fahey captured scenes from her busy home, like Kingseat, Early Spring in In Trust for Tomorrow: The Greg J Moyle Foundation Bequest on Level 1. The painting celebrates her life as a mother and artist, with food, toys, glimpses of her children, and her palette and paintbrush scattered across the table.
Create
What’s on your table? Make a pop-up table filled with everyday objects that celebrate the reality of your life – mess and all!
July acitivity: Catch a Rainbow, Make a Wish
The glass crystals on Reuben Paterson’s Guide Kaiārahi were chosen because they catch and bend light. The crystals throw beautiful rainbows of colour and light in different directions.
Explore the play crystals provided. Can you see a rainbow?
Decorate the star Hiwa-i-te-rangi, the wishing star of the Matariki cluster, with the colours of the rainbow. Make a wish for the new year on your star.
Kids and whānau
Find out what’s on for kids and whānau of all ages, including free hands-on activities for tamariki, games to help families explore art and more.
Matariki ahunga nui 2026
10 Jul 2026
10am to 5pm
Free