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  • Te Reo Māori Panel

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

    Join us for this special event during Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori / Māori Language Week. We will start with a historical overview, looking at what has impacted the Māori language over the last 200 years - both in terms of its loss and its revitalisation. Then we will hear the stories of our…

  • Walk and Draw

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

    In this workshop, you’ll be guided through a series of free-flowing abstract drawing techniques, inspired by different locations within Ashburton Domain, to create an experimental visual journal. Walking and drawing, without any complex thinking or making, is a great mindfulness exercise to help you be both creative and present. We welcome anyone aged 12 and over to this workshop. All materials…

  • Mawhiti Tino Rawe | Clever Crustaceans

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

    Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, slaters and other crustaceans are the stars of this new mini exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum, developed by NIWA and Te Papa. Opening on Saturday 28 September 2024, Mawhiti Tino Rawe | Clever Crustaceans is a playful exploration of the bizarre and diverse world of five marine crustaceans. They can change their shape,…

  • Clever Crustaceans Workshop

    Join us during the school holidays for a special Clever Crustaceans workshop with NIWA scientists! Crustaceans come in all shapes and sizes – from huge king crabs to tiny sand hoppers! Most of them live in the sea, but some prefer to live in fresh water, on land, or even underground. Learn more about the…

  • Exhibition Opening | Esther Deans, Jane Venis, Jenna Packer

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

    Join us for the opening of three new exhibitions on Saturday 26 October at 6pm. Esther Deans’ thesis exhibition An Iconography of Doubt is an accumulation of ideas and imagery from four years of study towards her PhD through the Auckland University of Technology. This research was a personal investigation into her experiences and preoccupations,…

  • Bridging the chasm – 150 years of Ashburton District Railway

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

    Arriving in August 1874, the Great Southern Railway opened Ashburton to the world. The station became the arrival and departure platform for thousands of people coming and going over the next 128 years until all passenger services ceased in 2002. It was, in its heyday, the central hub for our community. A railway trip was a day out…

  • Artist Talk | Dr. Jane Venis

    At this special lunchtime artist talk, Dr. Jane Venis will discuss her new exhibition Pāua Play, introducing some history of the use and misuse of both paūa shell and the ukulele in Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. There will be an emphasis on exploring the history, background, and development of her contemporary instruments. She will…

  • Lost Luggage

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

    Lost 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,…

  • Opening: Michael Greaves | Wesley John Fourie

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

    Join us for the opening of two new exhibitions: Falling if not Flying by Michael Greaves, and and with his kiss i became a braided river by Wesley John Fourie. Falling if not Flying builds on the last four years of Michael Greaves’ painting practice, from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the…

  • The Great Santa Hunt 2024

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

    The Great Santa Hunt is back on at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum these school holidays with a special late night opening event on Wednesday 18 December, so get your torches ready!   All the lights will be turned off, so you’ll need your torches for the late night opening hunt to find the…

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