Exhibitions
Events
On display
Julie King Memorial Lecture: Taonga Māori and Christian Missions
Speaker: Deidre Brown
Friends
Sunday 4 September / 2pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Free / Booking Recommended
Our next Julie King Memorial Lecture will be presented by Dr Deidre Brown.
Nineteenth-century Christian missions to Aotearoa New Zealand played important roles in collecting, distributing, and understanding taonga Māori (Māori treasures) in Western Europe. The acquisition of the taonga from Māori is a tale of entrepreneurship for Māori and survival for early missionaries. This talk will discuss how recent research has revealed the journeys of these taonga and their role in shaping European opinions about Māori art and society.
Spaces are limited, bookings recommended.
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Low-tide by Ivy Fife
Celebrate the final days of Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania and join curator Ken Hall as he discusses Ivy Fife's Low-tide alongside other Banks Peninsula landscapes in I Tawhiti Ra Ano / From Distant Shores within Te Wheke on the first floor.
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Studies in Design by Christopher Dresser
Join art history lecturer Dorothee Pauli as she discusses Christopher Dresser's Studies in Design plates on display in The Moon and The Manor House on the first floor.
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Three figures by Francis Upritchard
Join art historian Robyn Peers as she discusses Francis Upritchard's figurative sculptures in Francis Upritchard: Paper, Creature, Stone on the first floor.
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Framed presentation to Hugh Duncanson Buchanan by Robert-Herdman Smith
Join curator Ken Hall as he discusses Robert Herdman-Smith's Framed presentation to Hugh Duncanson Buchanan on display in The Moon and The Manor House on the first floor.
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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 3 in 30
Need an art pick-me-up? Let one of our friendly and informative volunteer guides show and tell you about three works on display in thirty minutes. No need to book, limited to 6 people due to social distancing restrictions.
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3 in 30
Need an art pick-me-up? Let one of our friendly and informative volunteer guides show and tell you about three works on display in thirty minutes. No need to book, limited to 6 people due to social distancing restrictions.
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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Oh Baby, It's Art!
A free, guided art tour especially for parents with babies. Buggies welcome.