What’s On
Edith Amituanai and Sione Tuívailala Monū: Toloa Tales
New video works trace migratory threads across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa as the artists return to their ancestral homeland.
Marilynn Webb: Folded in the Hills
A major survey exhibition of Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa and Ngāti Kahu artist Marilynn Webb.
From Here on the Ground
Populated places and cityscapes converge with backyards, factories and remote railway stops. Open now!
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
It's official: culture is dead
Well at least it is if you follow the link to the Cultural Precinct at the foot of our homepage.
New Gallery programmes consider a city in transition
The possibilities for a city in transition will be considered in Re:actions for the city – a new series of public events that we are launching.
Inspired Stuff
It's amazing to see how some old sheets, blankets, towels and scraps of material have transformed the back wall of the City South Library, Colombo Street. From this.....
Rhythm Sticks
In this photo of Officers Point in the Port of Lyttelton you can see where Thomas Cane's Timeball Station (1876) stood proudly for over 130 years.
Happy Birthday Olivia
April seems to be the month for birthdays and today we salute Olivia Spencer Bower (1905-1982)
Four feet good, four feet and a long tail just kinda creepy...
I see that Australia's national maritime museum has just opened an exhibition entitled Fish in Australian Art.
Demolishing Christ Church Cathedral?
Back off everyone. The Cathedral will be demolished. You're welcome to as many thoughts and opinions as you like. Any more bids? Thank you sir, we won't see that one either. The bids are closing. Last chance. Anyone else want to throw in an opinion? Going, going, gone.
O'Reilly/McCahon: an Easter meditation
An Easter-themed excerpt from an article published in 2010 in The Journal of New Zealand Art History...