Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
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.
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
Extended opening hours for Michael Parekowhai installation
Our presentation of internationally-renowned New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai's On First Looking into Chapman's Homer has proved so popular amongst Christchurch residents that its opening hours will now be extended.
Dressed to play
I briefed some of the many pianists who put their names forward to play Michael Parekowhai's wonderful red piano on 27 June just before On first looking into Chapman's Homer opened here in Christchurch.
Jekyll and Hyde
Next time you are passing the Gallery on Montreal Street take time to check out the latest instalment of Stereoscope, Jason Greig's Mr Hyde and Henry Jekyll MD. These two works are part of Jason's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde suite of monoprints completed in 2010.
Nostalgia's not what it used to be
While we are closed, we are able to research some of the works in our collection whose stories have not been told.
...and all that jazz
We offer warmest congratulations to our former colleague Janna van Hasselt who has been awarded a Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Memories of Lili Kraus
Gallery guide Sara Newman remembers a performance given by Lili Krauss in Nelson in 1946.
Partnership
Our friends at Canterbury Museum reopened a couple of weeks ago having been closed since mid-April.
The inner binding now on display at the library
If you've not been down to the Central Library Peterborough yet now's a good time to do it.
Felled
Words really are superfluous for this one, except to extend thanks to John Collie for photography, Simon Lawrence for editing and our good neighbours across the road at the WEA for allowing a camera to be placed on their property.
Bonne Fête!
Links between our collection and France are numerous and, for once, not in the least contrived.