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Christchurch Heritage Festival Feature Tour of Te Wheke
John Pule Not of This Time (Dreamland) 2008. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2019
Guided Tour
Past event
Meet at the front desk
free
Explore and celebrate the art forms, culture and identities of those who live in Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa, the Pacific Ocean, by joining a free guided tour of Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania.
Te Wheke includes tivaevae, raranga (weaving), whakairo (carving), painting, works on paper, video, sculpture, photography and installation art – all telling a new story of Aotearoa’s art history, looking from the Pacific outwards.
Tours are 45 minutes and there's no need to book.
A Christchurch Heritage Festival 2020 event.
Related reading: Free event
Exhibition
Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania
30 May 2020 – 3 July 2022
Experience the Gallery’s collection from the perspective of our place in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean.
