Exhibitions
Events
On display
Amelia Barker (nee Foster) and Enoch Barker
Unknown artist active Christchurch 1860s Amelia Barker (nee Foster) 1866 Enoch Barker, aged 37 1866 Pastel on paper on canvas. Collection of Canterbury Museum
Art Bite
Past event
Meet in the exhibition
Join volunteer guide coordinator Rebecca Ogle as she discusses two 1866 portraits of Amelia Barker (nee Foster) and Enoch Barker, aged 37 on loan from Canterbury Museum and currently on display in Ko Wai Tatou? Who Are We? on the first floor.
Art Bites are 20-minute lunchtime presentations on a single work on display, presented by our staff, guides and guest speakers.
There's a new Art Bite to enjoy each Friday at 12.30pm.
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Our Collection: 19th and 20th Century New Zealand Art
3 March 2020
Our lively new historical collection exhibitions explore Māori architecture, colonial portraiture, early landscape painting and mid-century abstraction.
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Hawkins by Rata Lovell-Smith
Join guide volunteer guide Susan Bidwell as she discusses Rata Lovell-Smith's Hawkins in From Here on the Ground on the first floor.
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Taranaki by Christopher Perkins
Join curator Ken Hall as he discusses Christopher Perkins's Taranaki in From Here on the Ground on the first floor.
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Sign Language Tours
Celebrate Sign Language Week and take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our guides and a sign language interpreter.
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Oh Baby, It's Art!
A free, guided art tour especially for parents with babies. Buggies welcome.
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Art Safari
A chance for pre-schoolers to paint, glue, print, stamp and colour without making a mess at home. Art Safari is designed for our youngest budding artists between 2-4 years old.
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Late Night Tour
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.
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Introduction to the Gallery Tour
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.