Exhibitions
Events
On display
Heritage Festival Tours: Ship Nails and Tail Feathers
Margaret Stoddart Bush Fire, Paraparaumu c. 1908.
Watercolour. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1959
Hūia nest. Collection of Canterbury Museum. Photo: Jane Ussher, 2019
Guided Tour
2pm daily, 6-23 October
Meet at the front desk
Take a free guided tour of Ship Nails and Tail Feathers: Historic Treasures from the Collections of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and Canterbury Museum with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.
All tours last 45 minutes and there's no need to book. Meet at the front desk on the ground floor.
Related reading: Free event
Exhibition
Ship Nails and Tail Feathers: Historic Treasures from the Collections of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and Canterbury Museum
The stories told by rare, extravagant – and even curiously ordinary – objects.
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September Feature Tour: Robin White
Take a free guided tour of the exhibition Robin White: Te Whanaketanga | Something is Happening Here with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.
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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.
Notes
Food for thought?
This year’s weekly ArtBite programme is about to start! From Friday 10 February, we will again offer a weekly presentation of a work on display here at Te Puna o Waiwhetū. The aim of these 30-minute talks is to give you an art break in the middle of your day. We know you’re busy, so this isn’t a long lecture meant to take up too much of your time. And they’re free. With a new work presented each Friday at 12.30pm, the information will be fresh so you can impress your friends during your weekend socialising.
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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.
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Oh Baby, It's Art!
A free, guided art tour especially for parents with babies. Buggies welcome.