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SUMMARY:In Plain Site: Memorials and their Stories
DESCRIPTION:From traditional monuments to functional buildings\, and even living trees\, public memorials take many shapes and forms. In Whakatere Ashburton many commemorate wartime sacrifice\, while others acknowledge colonial settlement and industry\, or the original site of the famed mātai tree\, Hinepaaka. \nThis exhibition tells the stories behind local memorials\, who created them and why\, using objects and images from our collection to illustrate the people and events commemorated\, as well as memorials now lost to time. What do these sites of memory tell us about our town and district? What do they commemorate\, and for whom?
URL:https://ashburtonmuseum.co.nz/event/in-plain-site/
LOCATION:Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum\, 329 West Street\, Ashburton\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Documenting our Heritage: Mid & South Canterbury
DESCRIPTION:The diverse and beautiful Mid & South Canterbury regions are home to 223 entries on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. \nOver the summer\, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga’s photo competition encouraged photographers to capture these amazing listed locations across Waitaha Canterbury. The resulting exhibition showcases an impressive selection of images submitted by photographers ranging in skill level from amateur hobbyists to professional photographers. \nThe variation in these images is stunning\, revealing the rich history of this region\, where seasonal food gathering\, agriculture and industry formed the bedrock of resourceful communities. Listed grand homesteads\, Māori rock art sites\, early farm buildings\, cob cottages\, churches\, war memorials\, hotels\, main-street commercial buildings and industrial structures are spread throughout the Ashburton\, Timaru\, Waimate and Mackenzie districts. \nImage: Aigantighe Art Gallery\, image courtesy of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga \n 
URL:https://ashburtonmuseum.co.nz/event/documenting-our-heritage-mid-south-canterbury/
LOCATION:Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum\, 329 West Street\, Ashburton\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Caught in the Moment: Guardian photographs of 1976
DESCRIPTION:What moments in time did the Ashburton Guardian photographers capture around Whakatere Ashburton throughout 1976? This selection of photographs from our large collection of Guardian negatives will take you on a journey across various aspects of life in our district 50 years ago. \nAlthough some of these images were published in the daily newspaper\, most weren’t and won’t have been seen before. Many of the photographs were taken to support a newsworthy story\, while some are a whole story in themselves. \nJoin us for the opening of this exhibition on Friday\, 29 May at 6pm. This will coincide with the opening of Matariki herenga waka: A mooring place for all canoes.  \nImage from the Ashburton Guardian negative collection\, 1 April 1976.
URL:https://ashburtonmuseum.co.nz/event/caught-in-the-moment-guardian-photographs-of-1976/
LOCATION:Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum\, 329 West Street\, Ashburton\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Matariki herenga waka: A mooring place for all canoes
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Matariki in 2026\, the national theme Matariki herenga waka – For everyone welcomes all people to reflect on the year passed and prepare for the new year ahead. While national celebrations are held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland – known as ‘the gathering place of many canoes’ – Whakatere Ashburton is also a community of many ‘canoes’: diverse people and identities who call this place home. \nFor this special exhibition\, Ashburton Intermediate School students decorated waka hourua to ‘sail’ through our space. Waka hourua were powerful double-hulled waka used for Pacific voyaging and migration to Aotearoa New Zealand. Here\, they represent everyone coming from their own backgrounds\, families\, and cultures but travelling together as a community. \nJoin us for the opening on Friday 29 May at 6pm!
URL:https://ashburtonmuseum.co.nz/event/matariki-herenga-waka-a-mooring-place-for-all-canoes/
LOCATION:Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum\, 329 West Street\, Ashburton\, New Zealand
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