Exhibitions
Lost Luggage
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandLost luggage includes items of luggage or personal goods left behind or that have not arrived at the correct destination with the passenger. Whether travelling by rail, bus, ship or airline, lost luggage usually and hopefully follows shortly after. Luggage with no claimant was (and in some cases, still is) forwarded to the nearest city,…
Land, Sea and Air
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandOn 4 September 1939, the main headline of the day’s Ashburton Guardian newspaper was: “THE EMPIRE AT WAR”. This was the beginning of the Second World War for the people of Whakatere Ashburton. The pattern of what followed the declaration of war was familiar to those who had lived through the First World War. Patriotic…
Sharing Histories | Gifts of 2024
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandEach year new treasures are collected by museums all around the world and ours is no different. In the past year, a variety of items have been donated to the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society’s collection, which is housed and cared for by the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum. The treasured objects, archives and photographs…