Whakaaturaka
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Events
E Whakaaturia ana Ināianei
On display
Treasures in the Macmillan Brown Library
Petrus van der Velden Nude male, Standing (detail) c.1868-9. Oil on paper. University of Canterbury Art Collection, UC/SFA/042
Friends
Past event
Macmillan Brown Library, Arts Road (enter from Ilam Road), University of Canterbury
Visit the Macmillan Brown Library for a behind-the-scenes tour of the University of Canterbury art collection.
Comprising over 5,000 works of art, 400 linear metres of archives, 100,000 architectural drawings and 7,000 volumes of rare European books, the University of Canterbury's Macmillan Brown Library holds one of the largest and most significant collections of heritage materials in New Zealand.
Meet Lydia Baxendell, curator of the UC art collections, at the Macmillan Brown Library, Arts Road (enter from Ilam Road) University of Canterbury for a viewing of some of her favourite treasures followed by a behind-the-scenes tour.