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  • Dearly Beloved | 100 Years of the Wedding Dress

    Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New Zealand

    Weddings are a traditional rite of passage; ceremony overlaid with religious significance and cultural expectations. Befitting the occasion, bridal clothing may be ceremonially symbolic in colour, textile, or style, but…

  • In Plain Site: Memorials and their Stories

    Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New Zealand

    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…

  • Documenting our Heritage: Mid & South Canterbury

    Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New Zealand

    The diverse and beautiful Mid & South Canterbury regions are home to 223 entries on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Over the summer, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga's photo…

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