Exhibitions
Events
On display
Mary Emma Barker and Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzy) Barker by Alfred Charles Barker
Alfred C. Barker Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzy) Barker c.1861. Glass plate collodion negative. Collection of Canterbury Museum (1944.78.255)
Art Bite
Past event
Meet in the exhibition
Join Margaux Warne as she discusses Alfred Charles Barker's photographic portraits of his daughters Mary Emma and Sarah Elizabeth (Lizzy) in Hidden Light: Early Canterbury and West Coast Photography on the first floor.
Art Bites are 30-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 12noon (except public and school holidays).
Related reading: Free event
Exhibition
Hidden Light: Early Canterbury and West Coast Photography
2 February – 25 August 2019
Uncovering the remarkable, largely unseen work of early New Zealand photographers.
