Exhibitions
Events
On display
Brian Brake guided tours
Brian Brake Offerings to the unknown dead, Kyoto, Japan (Toshi Satow offering a candle). Taken for a series on Japan for Life, 1964. Photograph. Te Papa gratefully acknowledges the gift of the Brian Brake Collection by Wai-man Lau
Guided Tour
Past event
Canterbury Museum. Meet at the exhibition entrance
Enjoy a free guided tour of Brian Brake: Lens on the world at Canterbury Museum with one of our volunteer guides. Tours last between 45 and 60 minutes. No booking required.
Enjoy a free guided tour of Brian Brake: Lens on the world at Canterbury Museum with one of our volunteer guides. Tours last between 45 and 60 minutes. No booking required.
Brian Brake was New Zealand's best-known photographer from the 1960s to the 1980s, and arguably remains so today. He gained international prominence with his 'Monsoon' essay on India, which was seen around the world in Life, Paris Match, Epoca and other picture magazines in 1961.
This exhibition features 165 superb photographic reproductions from Te Papa's collection, and is the first comprehensive retrospective exhibition of this notable photographer's work, spanning his forty-year career.
Brian Brake: Lens on the world was developed by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Presented in partnership with Christchurch Art Gallery and proudly supported by The Press.