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What’s On
Hye Rim Lee: Swan Lake
An immersive, dreamlike digital reinterpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet.
Fred Graham: Toi Whakaata / Reflections
The long and distinguished practice of Aotearoa New Zealand artist Fred Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui) is celebrated in this selection of significant sculptures and relief works from 1965 to 2013.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.
E tuwhera ana te wharetoi i kā rā e 7 o te wiki, 10am - 5pm
Ka tuwhera ki te 9pm i kā pō Wenerei
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Uruka utukore, ahokore utukore
Free entry, free wifi
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Memories of Lili Kraus
Gallery guide Sara Newman remembers a performance given by Lili Krauss in Nelson in 1946.
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Felled
Words really are superfluous for this one, except to extend thanks to John Collie for photography, Simon Lawrence for editing and our good neighbours across the road at the WEA for allowing a camera to be placed on their property.
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Bonne Fête!
Links between our collection and France are numerous and, for once, not in the least contrived.
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Homer>Chapman> Keats>Parekowhai
For the record, here is the text of the poem by John Keats (1795-1821), written in 1816, entitled On first looking into Chapman's Homer.
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Independence day
Just another day here in New Zealand, but the number one holiday in the United States.
