Past Events
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The Great Santa Hunt
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandThe Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum’s Santa Hunt is back and this year our sneaky Santas have found new and improved hiding spots throughout the museum. Unfortunately there won't be a late night event due to covid-19 restrictions but kids can come in any day of the week to complete the challenge. All of our…
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Summer Burty Challenge 2022
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandThe Burty Challenge is back for summer 2022 and includes challenges at Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum, Tinwald Domain, Ashburton Domain, Tinwald Pool, EA Networks Centre and Ashburton Public Library. This year we’ve also added an 'out and about' section with special challenges to complete throughout the district. You'll get a stamp for each challenge…
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From the Hills: Exploring our Agates
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandAshburton Museum's autumn exhibition explores local agates formed in our hills over millions of years.
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Mt Somers Agates: Why, What, How?
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandA talk by Agate expert and local rockhound Malcolm Luxton about Mt Somers agates
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How to Make Agate Spheres
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandA demonstration of how Agate Spheres are made using a sphere making machine
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Kā Huru Manu Exhibition Talk
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandCome along to the public opening of Kā Huru Manu and hear Ngāi Tahu Archive Manager Takerei Norton talk about the Kā Huru Manu cultural mapping project and exhibition, which provides an insight into the Ngāi Tahu history of Hakatere Ashburton by exploring the traditional Māori place names of the region. An exhibition about Kā…
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School holiday activity – Imagine Hat!
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandWhen you use your imagination, you can make-believe anything you want it to be. You can imagine a stick is a magic wand, broccoli are dinosaur trees, or a cardboard box is a rocket ship. Come to the Gallery and Museum this school holiday to make an imagination hat! Create a hat that transforms you…
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Art Competition for Ashburton District school students
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandTo celebrate Māori Language Week 2022, we are making packs of Te Reo Māori flash cards to encourage the community to learn Mahika Kai.
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Suffrage in Stitches
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandThis year, we celebrated the 130th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Aotearoa New Zealand. When the Electoral Act 1893 was passed, this landmark legislation saw New Zealand become the first self-governing country in the world to give all women the right to vote. Curated by Wellington Museum, Suffrage in Stitches features a 300-metre long textile…
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From Tasman Glacier to Table Service
Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum 329 West Street, Ashburton, New ZealandFor three Hakatere Ashburton men, Wilf Holland, Allen Kelly and Jack Pattle, an adventure awaited them at Aoraki Mt Cook in March 1958. They were tasked with cutting three blocks of clean white ice from a glacier and preparing them for shipping to New York. From Tasman Glacier to Table Service follows the journey of…