What’s On
Leo Bensemann: Paradise Garden
A collection of Leo Bensemann’s extraordinary Mohua Golden Bay landscape paintings.
Edwards + Johann: Mutabilities—propositions to an unknown universe
Transformation, unpredictability and magic happen when unrelated worlds meet.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
Gina Irish
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The Gallery is like one big sock drawer
Mismatched white cotton gloves are frequently retrieved from all corners of the building (and the odd pocket) and placed in the Gallery's used glove bins...
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Animals
The Gallery's Registration department keeps a close watch on our collection of art, with regular audits to make sure all is as it should be.
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Taking Stock
It's hard to believe, but only eighteen collection works were damaged as a result of all earthquakes, with fourteen damaged on the 22 February 2011.
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Christchurch Idol
We'd like to think that we know the Christchurch Art Gallery collection inside-out, and generally speaking, we do.
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De-de-building
The show's only been open a matter of weeks but plans to 'de-build' De-Building are already well underway.
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Art for arms?
As a registrar, when I open a miscellaneous box marked 'freight' I expect to find paperwork relating to, well, freight...