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  • Air New Zealand Talk – Lost Luggage

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

    Unfortunately, mishandled baggage and lost luggage can sometimes be a part of the travel experience. But how can you minimise the chances of this happening? To celebrate our exhibition Lost Luggage, join us for a talk by Maryann & Olivera from Air New Zealand where we will learn about the airline's lost luggage history. They…

  • Two O’Clock Tours | Michael Greaves

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

    An artist preoccupied with the philosophical questions surrounding painting and its purpose in the 21st century, Michael Greaves tests how memories and ideas about the things of the world can be translated compellingly onto the painted surface. At our first Two O'Clock Tour of 2025, we will be exploring Greaves' exhibition Falling if not Flying,…

  • Great Southern Railway history talk | Michael Ross

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

    Join us on Wednesday 29 January at 5.30pm for a special talk by Michael Ross, a Whakatere Ashburton local, about the history of railway here in Waitaha Canterbury. Michael will discuss a general history of the Great Southern Railway, including the men who worked on trains and the final trains seen around the district. He…

  • Finger-knitting workshop with Wesley John Fourie

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

    Wesley John Fourie’s exhibition 'and with his kiss i became a braided river' showcases a total of 2100 metres of finger knitting, mimicking (at 1/100 scale) the branches of Whakatere Ashburton river. Wesley works across multiple media, but one element of their practice is the production of hand-knitted scale models of rivers, including Te Awa…

  • In View | Curator’s Talk

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

    Join us at 5.30pm on Wednesday 19 February for a special talk with our Collections and Exhibitions Assistant Hannah Herbert-Olsen, curator of In View: Reflections of Whakatere Ashburton’s Unique Artistic Treasures. In View features a selection of artworks from the Ashburton Art Gallery Incorporated Collection (AAG Inc.) and the Ashburton District Council’s Civic Art Collection. Hannah…

  • Land, Sea and Air

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

    On 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…

  • Mike Dickison Talk: Why Wikipedia Matters, Especially Now

    Wikipedia, now over 20 years old, has been described both as one of the greatest human achievements and the last good thing remaining on the Internet. How did a volunteer-written encyclopaedia, widely ridiculed when it was first launched, become such a crucial part of the world’s store of knowledge? At this special talk with Dr.…

  • Sharing Histories | Gifts of 2024

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

    Each 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…

  • Opening: Land, Sea and Air | Sharing Histories

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

    Join us for the opening of two new exhibitions! In Land, Sea and Air, the stories of four Whakatere Ashburton locals who served during the Second World War will be shared. Explore the lives of a bicycle shop apprentice, a private nurse, a farm labourer, and a hospital office clerk; these are some of our…

  • Opening and Artist Talk | Negativland : Erebus

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

    Negativland : Erebus by Will Hadwen is our new foyer wall commission. Will Hadwen is an interdisciplinary artist based in Wellington, New Zealand. With a Master’s in Fine Arts from Massey University, his practice explores light, space, trace, and time through photography, immersive installations, and painting. Negativland : Erebus is the latest development in the ongoing…

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