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What’s On
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
A comprehensive survey spanning the artist's career.
Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal
An immersive installation considering the legacies of deforestation and significance of kauri trees.
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Collection
Edwin Robert Stapylton Sandys Milford Sound
Remote Te Rua-o-te-moko Fiordland was visited seasonally by Māori for hunting and fishing and to gather the prized takiwai pounamu from near the mouth of Piopiotahi Milford Sound. Traditional Kāi Tahu stories explain the area’s creation by Tū te Rakiwhānoa, who used his toki to carve rocks into fiords, the last of which, Piopiotahi, was considered his greatest triumph. The Australian warship HMS Opal first visited Milford Sound in 1888 with instructions to locate a briefly missing explorer. During a second visit the following year, the ship’s paymaster, Edwin Sandys, made this work to add to his collection of charcoal drawings of places visited.
takiwai pounamu ~ translucent variety of greenstone
Kāi Tahu ~ tribal group of much of Te Waipounamu South Island
toki ~ adze
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
Director's Foreword
Director's Foreword
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to B.211, our first Bulletin for 2023. After the challenges of the last few years, it has been refreshing to see the city, and our Gallery, buzzing with visitors, entertainment and activity over the summer.