MAVtech
Museum of Audio and Visual Technology.
Welcome to MAVtech- the museum of audio and visual technology! Experience history through the lenses, speakers and screens of the machines which made New Zealand's memories. You can explore our extensive collection including radios, cameras, movie making and projection equipment, recorded sound, phonographs. See a movie with a pair of carbon arc projectors which bring our 1920s cinema to life!
Explore our collection online, discover our next film screening and keep up to date with the latest news from MAVtech.
To choose your favourite album for Radio Foxton's 'Album@Eight' please click here!
Featured Treasures from The Collection
Opening Days
Join us for an Opening Day when we demonstrate our collection and screen classic short films in the cinema! Each Opening Day is themed around an historical event, an industry or a famous piece of technology. We'll showcase relevant parts of our collection and screen a special film short to match at 2pm each opening day. There will even be vintage records playing in the background......
2025's themes are below!
Coronation Hall, Avenue Road, Foxton
2025 Opening Days
We are open from 1pm-4pm on
Saturday 22nd of February- Lancaster Bomber
Saturday 29th of March (Free Admission)- Agriculture and Innovations
Saturday 26th of April- ANZAC
Saturday 31st of May- Automotive
Saturday 28th of June- Building and Construction
Saturday 26th of July- The Moon Landings and Space
Saturday 30th of August- Radio Himatangi
Saturday 27th of September- Radio and Television
Sunday 26th of October- Local History
Saturday 29th of November- Military
Admission $10 per person (under 12's free when with an attending adult)
Thanks to the support of Palmerston North City Council's 'Local Heritage Month', admission to March's Opening Day is free! Visit https://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/whats-on/programme/local-history for more information....
Coronation Hall, Avenue Road, Foxton
February's Opening Day Theme is 'The Avro Lancaster'. See our new display of the Second World War aircraft's radio and discover more vintage military technology! We'll also be screening newsreels in our cinema at 2pm.
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