Arts & culture
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Gallery's Little Books of Art series wins award
Art & creativity |
3h ago
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū has scored an award and a commendation at the Museums Australia Publication Design Awards.
Central Christchurch murals glow in the night
Art & creativity |
17 Sep 2020
Eleven striking street murals are in the spotlight as a new night gallery lights up across the central city.
Treasure hunt fun te reo teaching tool
14 Sep 2020
14 Sep 2020
Eco-friendly design earns Tūranga 5-star rating
Libraries |
1 Sep 2020
Opawa turns page on stunning new library
Libraries |
31 Aug 2020
Libraries |
1 Sep 2020
Libraries |
31 Aug 2020
Roll-up screens for band rotunda restoration
History & heritage |
27 Aug 2020
When the Thomas Edmonds Band Rotunda reopens to the public it will have roll-up panel screens to enclose and protect it from the weather.
Library bargains a turn-up for the book lovers
Libraries |
10 Aug 2020
Literature lovers will be out to bag a bargain at the annual Christchurch City Libraries Book Sale this month.
New exhibitions by internationally acclaimed NZ artists
Art & creativity |
28 Jul 2020
Two exhibitions by renowned New Zealand artists open at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū in August.
Libraries offer bumper crop of homegrown fruit and veg tips
Libraries |
27 Jul 2020
People can learn more about reaping the financial and health benefits of growing their own vegetables with a little help from South Library.
Libraries |
10 Aug 2020
Button memorial shares story of Holocaust’s child victims
Art & creativity |
22 Jul 2020
A new exhibition at Tūranga reveals the almost unspeakable cost of the Holocaust, with 1.5 million buttons representing the number of children lost. Like a child, each button is unique.
Unlikely Librarian raises literary community bar
Libraries |
14 Jul 2020
Poetry and book lovers can soak up a conversation in a local bar with Lyttelton creative Ben Brown during a new Christchurch City Libraries outreach series.
Libraries |
14 Jul 2020
Family matters for Akaroa Museum
Things to do |
14 Jul 2020
Things to do |
14 Jul 2020
Performers strike right note in Tūranga studio
Libraries |
29 Jun 2020
Libraries |
29 Jun 2020
Lights, camera, clay – put your film career in motion
Art & creativity, Libraries |
23 Jun 2020
Budding filmmakers – inspired by two prehistoric stop-motion stars – can get animated this KidsFest.
Canterbury Stories site plates up 1900s photo collection
Libraries |
16 Jun 2020
Images of the early 1900s taken from a collection of fragile photographic glass plates are now in focus on the Christchurch City Libraries’ digital heritage site, Canterbury Stories.
