Exhibitions
Events
On display
New Directions 1969-78
Pat Hanly Do It 1972. Enamel on hardboard. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased in 1972 with assistance from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council
Talk
Past event
Meet at the front desk
Dr Anna Crighton remembers Brian Muir, director of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, his idiosyncratic collecting policy and his crusade for art education.
This talk accompanies 1969 Comeback Special, a fascinating focus show centred on a decade in which the Gallery’s first professional director, Brian Muir, began to acquire contemporary New Zealand art for the city’s collection.
Related reading: Talk, Free event
Exhibition
1969 Comeback Special
27 August – 6 November 2016
A fascinating focus show centred on a decade in which Gallery director, Brian Muir, began to acquire contemporary New Zealand art for the city’s collection.
