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Christchurch Art Gallery
Te Puna o Waiwhetu
The spectacular new Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu is located in the heart of the city’s unique Cultural Precinct, and features a dramatic 90-metre glass and metal façade.
The Gallery houses one of the foremost public art collections in New Zealand, including superb Canterbury paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, photography and applied arts. Its dynamic programme offers a range of collection-based, national and international touring exhibitions – lectures, films and other special events make the Gallery both an enjoyable and impressive place to visit.
Hours: every day except Christmas Day, 10am – 5pm, Wed 10am – 9pm
Guided tours: every day, free
Venue hire available.
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A.A Deans: Antarctic Stories 21 Jun 08 - 5 Oct 08, 10am-5pm. Canterbury artist Austen Deans – well-known for traditional landscape paintings depicting his beloved high country – visited Antarctica for three weeks in 1981, where he spent time sketching, painting watercolours and photographing the environment.
Location: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
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Keeping Time 23 May 08 - 31 Aug 08, 10am-5pm. Exploring the moment when past and present collide, this exhibition considers how history, memory and tradition frame our experience of the world.
Location: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
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