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Tamariki Activities
School Holidays
4 April to 19 April
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Free
Soak up the themes in our new exhibition, Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga, then create and colour your own tivaevae designs in a fun activity brought to you by Tagata Moana. Complete the Gallery pages in the new shared April Activity Booklet featuring locations from across the City Centre.
Related reading: Children's events, school holidays, Free event
Exhibition
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
28 March – 11 October 2026
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
Commentary
Awhitu Wānanga
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga celebrates Pacific tāoga, bringing together examples made by moana ancestors with new work by their distant mokopuna.
The museum treasures in this exhibition are by makers who gained their knowledge from elders and specialists in their communities. Their work contains precious cultural histories within both the materials and visual language.
