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Kei Te Ararau o Tangaroa / Pathways Across Oceania is an attempt to understand the Gallery’s collection from the perspective of our place in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean.
Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania
This magnificent book features a selection of art from the collection and beyond, and tells a new story of Aotearoa’s art history, looking from the Pacific outwards.
Louise Henderson: From Life
The bold, colourful works of an extraordinary New Zealand artist.
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Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Guided tours
11am and 2pm daily
Deborah Hyde
Notes
Colouring in: Cats in the Trees
This artwork is a linocut print called Cats in the Trees. The artist, Eileen Mayo, loved all animals, but cats were her favourite. What's your favourite animal?
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Colouring in: Doric Dairy
In the old days, milk was delivered to people's homes by horse and cart. The milk was ladled into tin pots (called billies) from a big metal urn. Can you find the urn where the milk is kept in this linocut? What colour is it?
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Colouring in: Toroa / Northern Royal Albatross
Did you know that the Toroa (also called the Northern Royal Albatross) is the world's largest seabird? Where do you think they live? Take a look this live web feed of a chick for a clue...
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Colouring in: Flowers in a Vase
This lovely painting of flowers was painted a very long time ago, about 1685. It is called a still life, which is a drawing or painting of an arrangement of everyday objects.
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Akaroa, The Riviera of the South
Michael Purdie and I worked at Akaroa Museum recently, assisting museum staff with an influx of passengers from cruise ships visiting the town.