Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
What’s On
Raymond McIntyre: A Modernist View
New exhibition now open.
Living Archives
Archives that tell stories about artists and history in Aotearoa
Whāia te Taniwha
Māori artists consider the enduring relevance of taniwha in Aotearoa.
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
Hooked on a feeling
As we're all painfully aware, database searching is not always a straight-forward or precise operation.
The Burnside Biennale of Contemporary Art
What I fear along with many is that we're seeing the emergence of a so-called 'donut city', where all the social and commercial energy has been spun out to the malls and industrial parks on the edges. And you know where most of our existing public art would end up in a donut city? It would end up 'in the hole' – stuck in an empty centre.
Stripes and checks
Adding labels to the works in our collection – so that you know what a painting depicts, describes or evokes – continues full steam ahead while we are closed.
The Street
The Street was an exhibition and a series of associated events held back in 1980. The questions it asked could scarcely be more relevant to the city in 2012.
Billy taking the Mickey
Keen-eyed observers of Billy Connolly's Route 66 TV show may have noticed the t-shirt Billy was wearing in the latest installment.
A gift!
Just when you think there's something to celebrate, there turns out to be something else to celebrate.
