Exhibitions

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From French Chateau to Kauri Canopy: The Gallery’s Architecture
From French Chateau to Kauri Canopy: The Gallery’s Architecture

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Olafur Eliasson: The cubic structural evolution project
Olafur Eliasson: The cubic structural evolution project

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Olafur Eliasson: The cubic structural evolution project

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Victorian Auckland: Photographs by John Fields
Victorian Auckland: Photographs by John Fields

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Victorian Auckland: Photographs by John Fields

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Archive Display | Building Beginning: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Archive Display | Building Beginning: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...
The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...

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The 5th Auckland Triennial: If you were to live here...

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Other People Think: Auckland’s Contemporary International Collection
Other People Think: Auckland’s Contemporary International Collection

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Bauhaus Photography
Bauhaus Photography

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Bauhaus Photography

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Being Modern: Auckland Art Gallery in the 1950s and 1960s
Being Modern: Auckland Art Gallery in the 1950s and 1960s

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Being Modern: Auckland Art Gallery in the 1950s and 1960s

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Grand Designs
Grand Designs

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Grand Designs

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Poetic Imaginings: Piranesi's Rome
Poetic Imaginings: Piranesi's Rome

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Poetic Imaginings: Piranesi's Rome

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Events

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Book event: The Architect and the Artists
Book event: The Architect and the Artists

12—12.45pm

Members only – pay what you want Book now

Celebrate the release of The Architect and the Artists, a beautiful book about the artistic collaboration between modernist architect James Hackshaw, painter Colin McCahon and the then young sculptor Paul Dibble on twelve New Zealand buildings. Join us online for a discussion between author, Bridget Hackshaw and Curator New Zealand Art, Julia Waite.

Please note: This is an online event.

Book event: The Architect and the Artists

12—12.45pm

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Architecture talk: Stuart Gardyne
Architecture talk: Stuart Gardyne

6pm

Free

The latest recipient of the New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal, Stuart Gardyne, will presents an after hours talk at the Gallery about his work.

Architecture talk: Stuart Gardyne

6pm

Free

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Scott Cracknell and Alan Haywood: Eco transformations
Scott Cracknell and Alan Haywood: Eco transformations

3.30pm

Free

Find out from Context Architects how they transformed five sad, drab and leaky 1980's town houses into ultra modern high-performance eco-homes that sold for up to $1.61 million at The Block NZ auction. Hear from architect, Scott Cracknell, and sustainability consultant, Alan Haywood about their experiences at Meadowbank and how you can make your home warmer and healthier. 

Scott Cracknell and Alan Haywood: Eco transformations

3.30pm

Free

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Exhibiting architecture symposium
Exhibiting architecture symposium

1pm

Free

During the Festival of Architecture, and to coincide with the showing of Future Islands at Objectspace, The New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) is running an afternoon event focusing on the issue of exhibiting architecture.

Exhibiting architecture symposium

1pm

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Denmark Design Members Late Night
Denmark Design Members Late Night

6.30–9.30pm

Members $35, non-Members $85 (includes a one-year membership) Book now

At this Members Late Night, journalist and design-enthusiast Jeremy Hansen will talk with design curator Justine Olsen, interior designer Rufus Knight and architect Jon Rennie about how Scandinavian design aesthetics and principles continue to influence Aotearoa New Zealand today.

Denmark Design Members Late Night

6.30–9.30pm

Members $35, non-Members $85 (includes a one-year membership) Book now

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Future Islands: the Journey to Venice
Future Islands: the Journey to Venice

6pm

Free

The New Zealand Institute of Architects present an illustrated talk on their exhibition Future Islands at the current Venice Architecture Biennale 

Future Islands: the Journey to Venice

6pm

Free

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Futuna: Life of a Building
Futuna: Life of a Building

3pm

Free

Join us for talks by artist Jim Allen, architects Nick Bevin, Marshall Cook, Nicholas Stevens, Christina van Bohemen and poet/curator Greg O’Brien to mark the publication of a book on the late John Scott’s modernist design.

Futuna: Life of a Building

3pm

Free

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Alfredo Jaar: It is Difficult
Alfredo Jaar: It is Difficult

6pm

SOLD OUT

Artist, architect and filmmaker Alfredo Jaar presents his first lecture in New Zealand.

Alfredo Jaar: It is Difficult

6pm

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Ken Crossan and Goran Paladin: The New Zealand Home
Ken Crossan and Goran Paladin: The New Zealand Home

3pm

Free

We love our homes, but what do we know about their heritage? The New Zealand Home, a popular TV One series, sees architect Ken Crosson guide radio sports host Goran Paladin through whare, state housing, and sophisticated and significant homes. During this special talk, Ken and Goran will describe what they learned as they travelled through New Zealand, and draw on their knowledge of New Zealand’s housing history to provide insights into where they believe the future of residential architecture in New Zealand might lie.

Ken Crossan and Goran Paladin: The New Zealand Home

3pm

Free

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Place, Culture and Community: Architecture Week free talk
Place, Culture and Community: Architecture Week free talk

2-3pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

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Panel discussion: The Sixteenth Acre Dream
Panel discussion: The Sixteenth Acre Dream

1pm

Free

As Auckland reluctantly relinquishes the quarter acre dream and transitions into higher density living, collaboration between designers of the built environment is increasingly important. But have they been succeeding? Can we do better? 

Panel discussion: The Sixteenth Acre Dream

1pm

Free

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BOOKED OUT | Stories of the Gallery: An architecture tour
BOOKED OUT | Stories of the Gallery: An architecture tour

11.30am – 12.15pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

BOOKED OUT | Stories of the Gallery: An architecture tour

11.30am – 12.15pm

Free - bookings essential Book now

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Todd Saunders: 2017 Home of Year lecture
Todd Saunders: 2017 Home of Year lecture

6.30pm

SOLD OUT

HOME and Altherm are delighted to present an evening with Norway-based, Canadian architect Todd Saunders.

Todd Saunders: 2017 Home of Year lecture

6.30pm

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Stephen Cleland on Alfredo Jaar
Stephen Cleland on Alfredo Jaar

2pm

Exhibition entry charge applies

Join Stephen Cleland, Curator at the Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington, for a short introduction to Alfredo Jarr’s work in Space to Dream: Recent Art from South America followed by a visit to nearby Trish Clark Gallery to view another grouping of the artist’s works in the exhibition Alfredo Jaar: The Politics of Images.

Stephen Cleland on Alfredo Jaar

2pm

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Curator's tour: Early Modern Fragments
Curator's tour: Early Modern Fragments

3pm

Join Assistant Curator Emma Jameson for an insight into her exhibition In the Presence of Absence: Early Modern Fragments.

Curator's tour: Early Modern Fragments

3pm

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Panel Talk: the Upland Road Chapel panels
Panel Talk: the Upland Road Chapel panels

2–3pm

Free

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Whānau Lego Construction
Whānau Lego Construction

— 11am – 2pm, every day

FREE

Whānau Lego Construction

— 11am – 2pm, every day

FREE

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After hours talk: Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis
After hours talk: Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis

6pm

Free entry

Join us for a lecture by Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis, President of the Fondazione Museo del Design at the Triennale di Milano and Professor of Industrial Design at the School of Design at the Politecnico di Milano. 

After hours talk: Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis

6pm

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Phyllis Mossman: Raphael and the Popes
Phyllis Mossman: Raphael and the Popes

1pm

Free

Join Phyllis Mossman, from the School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, for an illustrated insight into Raphael and his relationship to two popes, Julius II (whose portrait cartoon is in The Corsini Collection) and Leo X. 

Phyllis Mossman: Raphael and the Popes

1pm

Free

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Unconventional Architecture: An evening with Simon Devitt and Tony Watkins
Unconventional Architecture: An evening with Simon Devitt and Tony Watkins

7–9.30pm

Members $20, non-Members $27.50 Book now

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Art Lovers' Film: Bauhaus Spirit
Art Lovers' Film: Bauhaus Spirit

Talk: 6pm. Film screening: 6.15pm

Members $26, General admission $28 Book now

Art Lovers’ Film presents Bauhaus Spirit, a documentary that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus by exploring the history, present and future of the utopian design and architecture school

Art Lovers' Film: Bauhaus Spirit

Talk: 6pm. Film screening: 6.15pm

Members $26, General admission $28 Book now

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POSTPONED Ikebana-inspired workshop
POSTPONED Ikebana-inspired workshop

6–8pm

Members $200, non-Members $260 (includes a one-year Gallery Membership) Book now

POSTPONED Ikebana-inspired workshop

6–8pm

Members $200, non-Members $260 (includes a one-year Gallery Membership) Book now

Artworks

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Auckland Architects Club
Auckland Architects Club

John Fields

Production date
06 Jun 1969
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
252 x 205 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with support from John B Turner 2017
Accession no
2016/26/70
Auckland Architects Club

John Fields

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William Gummer, Architect
William Gummer, Architect

Arnold Goodwin

Production date
1917
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
220 x 136 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1990
Accession no
1990/32/2
William Gummer, Architect

Arnold Goodwin

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Varie capitelli e frammenti di colonne (Various capitals and fragments of columns)
Varie capitelli e frammenti di colonne (Various capitals and fragments of column...

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Production date
circa 1753
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
444 x 247 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
U/313
Varie capitelli e frammenti di colonne (Various capitals and fragments of column...

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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William Gummer, Architect
William Gummer, Architect

Arnold Goodwin

Production date
1917
Medium
lithograph
Size (h x w)
220 x 136 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/43/2/2
William Gummer, Architect

Arnold Goodwin

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National Mutual Life Building, Shortland Street
National Mutual Life Building, Shortland Street

John Fields

Production date
circa 1971-circa 1972
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
240 x 189 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Stacpoole and John Fields, 1983
Accession no
1983/11/7
National Mutual Life Building, Shortland Street

John Fields

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Richard Payne Knight Esq FRS and SA
Richard Payne Knight Esq FRS and SA

Edward Scriven Thomas Lawrence

Production date
1811
Medium
stipple engraving
Size (h x w)
378 x 328 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the relatives of Mr T V Gulliver, 1939
Accession no
1939/4/47
Richard Payne Knight Esq FRS and SA

Edward Scriven Thomas Lawrence

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The shell fountain in the gardens of Villa d'Este
The shell fountain in the gardens of Villa d'Este

Pieter Schenck

Production date
1680-1718
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
490 x 675 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2005
Accession no
M2005/5
The shell fountain in the gardens of Villa d'Este

Pieter Schenck

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Bishop's House, New Street
Bishop's House, New Street

John Fields

Production date
circa 1971-circa 1972
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
183 x 230 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Stacpoole and John Fields, 1983
Accession no
1983/11/30
Bishop's House, New Street

John Fields

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Frozen Meat Store, King's Wharf
Frozen Meat Store, King's Wharf

John Fields

Production date
circa 1971-circa 1972
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
139 x 203 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Stacpoole and John Fields, 1983
Accession no
1983/11/4
Frozen Meat Store, King's Wharf

John Fields

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Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Saint Patrick's Square
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Saint Patrick's Square

John Fields

Production date
circa 1971-circa 1972
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
134 x 200 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Stacpoole and John Fields, 1983
Accession no
1983/53/18
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Saint Patrick's Square

John Fields

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Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Symonds Street
Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Symonds Street

John Fields

Production date
early 1970s
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
243 x 170 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Stacpoole and John Fields, 1983
Accession no
1983/11/14
Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Symonds Street

John Fields

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