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In the Listening Light: Momentary Impressions in Painting 1890-1920 — In the Listening Light: Momentary Impressions in Painting 1890-1920

15 Dec 2018 — 20 Sep 2020

In the Listening Light: Momentary Impressions in Painting 1890-1920

15 Dec 2018 — 20 Sep 2020

Game Changers: International Modernism — Game Changers: International Modernism

27 Aug 2016 — 7 Mar 2019

Game Changers: International Modernism

27 Aug 2016 — 7 Mar 2019

Modern Paints Aotearoa — Modern Paints Aotearoa

5 Apr 2014 — 21 Aug 2014

Free entry

Modern Paints Aotearoa

5 Apr 2014 — 21 Aug 2014

Free entry

Te Kore, Te Po, Te Ao Marama — Te Kore, Te Po, Te Ao Marama

5 Dec 2020 — 11 Jul 2021

FREE

Te Kore, Te Po, Te Ao Marama

5 Dec 2020 — 11 Jul 2021

FREE

Brian Brake: Lens on the world — Brian Brake: Lens on the world

1 Jun 2011 — 14 Aug 2011

Free entry

Brian Brake: Lens on the world

1 Jun 2011 — 14 Aug 2011

Free entry

Guide Kaiārahi — Guide Kaiārahi

10 Jul 2021 — 31 Dec 2024

FREE

Guide Kaiārahi

10 Jul 2021 — 31 Dec 2024

FREE

Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

19 Mar 2005 — 15 May 2005

Free entry

Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs

19 Mar 2005 — 15 May 2005

Free entry

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art — Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art

5 Dec 2020 — 9 May 2021

FREE

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art

5 Dec 2020 — 9 May 2021

FREE

The Walters Prize 2012 — The Walters Prize 2012

4 Aug 2012 — 11 Nov 2012

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The Walters Prize 2012

4 Aug 2012 — 11 Nov 2012

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Embrace (2016) — Embrace (2016)

9 Apr 2017 3pm

Free

A documentary by Australian body image activist Taryn Brumfitt on her campaign to counteract the intense and unrelenting pressures on Western women and girls to fixate on appearance.

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Embrace (2016)

9 Apr 2017 3pm

Free

Films

Ihi with Lisa Reihana — Ihi with Lisa Reihana

11 Jul 2021 1-2pm

FREE

Join Lisa Reihana in Te Pō of the landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora. Reihana will speak to her taonga (artwork) Ihi - recalling the power of Maori creation stories, and the role Tāne plays in bringing Te Ao Mārama to humankind when he wrenched apart his embracing parents Ranginui and Papatūānuku.

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Ihi with Lisa Reihana

11 Jul 2021 1-2pm

FREE

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Quant-inspired Fashion Illustration Workshop — Quant-inspired Fashion Illustration Workshop

30 Jan 2022 10.30am—3pm

From $150 Book now

Harnessing the youthful spirit of the sixties and embracing new mass-production techniques, Mary Quant created a new look for modern women. Be inspired by Quant's work and play around with different materials and styles to create your own mini fashion sketch portfolio.

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Quant-inspired Fashion Illustration Workshop

30 Jan 2022 10.30am—3pm

From $150 Book now

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Rainbow Storytime — Rainbow Storytime

14 May 2022 — 15 May 2022 1.30 - 2.30pm daily

FREE

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Rainbow

Rainbow Storytime

14 May 2022 — 15 May 2022 1.30 - 2.30pm daily

FREE

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Rainbow

Pacific Dance Festival 2019: Aue Dance Company – Kapu Akari — Pacific Dance Festival 2019: Aue Dance Company – Kapu Akari

15 Jun 2019 — 22 Jun 2019 12.30–1.30pm

FREE

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Pacific Dance Festival 2019: Aue Dance Company – Kapu Akari

15 Jun 2019 — 22 Jun 2019 12.30–1.30pm

FREE

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Little Paris to Tropicália: 200 years of racial mixing and national utopias in Brazilian art — Little Paris to Tropicália: 200 years of racial mixing and national utopias in B...

21 Aug 2016 1pm

Free

Focusing on three distinct artistic movements Dr Genaro Vilanova Miranda Oliveira discusses how artists creatively responded to racial and political theories from their respective contexts both to produce innovative artworks but also to engage as leading voices in national debates.

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Little Paris to Tropicália: 200 years of racial mixing and national utopias in B...

21 Aug 2016 1pm

Free

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After hours talk: The Legendary Lee Miller by Antony Penrose — After hours talk: The Legendary Lee Miller by Antony Penrose

20 Mar 2018 6.30pm

Members $15, General Admission $22.50

Enjoy an after hours lecture about the life and work of American photographer Lee Miller, delivered by her son Antony Penrose.

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After hours talk: The Legendary Lee Miller by Antony Penrose

20 Mar 2018 6.30pm

Members $15, General Admission $22.50

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Rainbow Storytime with Erika and CoCo Flash — Rainbow Storytime with Erika and CoCo Flash

16 Jul 2021 — 17 Jul 2021 Friday 16 July 2–2:30pm, Saturday 17 July 11–11:30am and 2–2:30pm

FREE | Register Now

Join us for some very special storytelling sessions with drag queens Erika and Coco Flash, fresh from the green fields of Taranaki!

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Rainbow Storytime with Erika and CoCo Flash

16 Jul 2021 — 17 Jul 2021 Friday 16 July 2–2:30pm, Saturday 17 July 11–11:30am and 2–2:30pm

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Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order — Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order

22 Mar 2022 6—7pm

Members $100, Non-Members $190, Students $80 Book now

When Eugen Sandow, the father of modern bodybuilding, toured New Zealand in the summer of 1902-03, his aim was to reshape the nation. Long before the likes of Charles Atlas peddled mail order muscle programmes, the Sandow System was embraced by men throughout New Zealand. Eager to flex and pose and dream of a new male order, these men joined local gyms, entered bodybuilding contests, and even strutted their stuff in local beauty competitions. In this lecture, Dr Caroline Daley reveals the bodies of early twentieth century men and questions whether our fixation with rugby players, farmers and soldiers means we’re missing the pleasure that comes from gazing upon the world’s most perfectly developed man and his local acolytes.

This lecture is the third in a four-part series, Manpower Lectures: Antiquity, aesthetes and athleticism.

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Manpower Lectures – #3 The New Mail Order

22 Mar 2022 6—7pm

Members $100, Non-Members $190, Students $80 Book now

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Dance Aotearoa New Zealand Taking Dance To The People – Indigo Sagala / Chas Samoa, Semira Mariner and Natalia Ioane — Dance Aotearoa New Zealand Taking Dance To The People – Indigo Sagala / Chas Sam...

9 Mar 2019 2–3pm

Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) presents Taking Dance To The People.

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Dance Aotearoa New Zealand Taking Dance To The People – Indigo Sagala / Chas Sam...

9 Mar 2019 2–3pm

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SOLD OUT Skyward with Reuben Paterson — SOLD OUT Skyward with Reuben Paterson

28 Jul 2021 6–7.30pm

Members $40, Non-Members $50 Book now

Please note: This event is now sold out. This event had been rescheduled and will go ahead on Wednesday 28 July.

Celebrate the forthcoming, spectacular sculpture by contemporary artist Reuben Paterson (Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe and Tūhourangi) – a 10-metre-high crystal waka suspended vertically and casting a galaxy of stars over the Gallery’s forecourt pool.

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SOLD OUT Skyward with Reuben Paterson

28 Jul 2021 6–7.30pm

Members $40, Non-Members $50 Book now

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Pacific Dance Festival 2019: Lyncia Muller and Manoa Teiawa — Pacific Dance Festival 2019: Lyncia Muller and Manoa Teiawa

8 Jun 2019 12.30–1.30

FREE

Performances

Pacific Dance Festival 2019: Lyncia Muller and Manoa Teiawa

8 Jun 2019 12.30–1.30

FREE

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Young Creative Artists Forum — Young Creative Artists Forum

24 Sep 2016 10am–4pm

Free – registrations required Book now

Calling Auckland’s young creative artists. Are you interested in expanding your practice by collaborating and sharing knowledge?

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Young Creative Artists Forum

24 Sep 2016 10am–4pm

Free – registrations required Book now

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My Icons with Hilary Willett on Zoom — My Icons with Hilary Willett on Zoom

26 May 2022 7.30 – 8.30pm

FREE Book now

Rainbow

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My Icons with Hilary Willett on Zoom

26 May 2022 7.30 – 8.30pm

Rainbow
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ArtLab presents Squiggla — ArtLab presents Squiggla

15 Apr 2022 — 12 Jun 2022 10am – 5pm, every day

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ArtLab presents Squiggla

15 Apr 2022 — 12 Jun 2022 10am – 5pm, every day

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SOLD OUT | Design with the WOW Factor | Christopher Davis: A Creative Inspiration — SOLD OUT | Design with the WOW Factor | Christopher Davis: A Creative Inspiratio...

12 Feb 2022 2pm-3pm

Free, booking essential.

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Rainbow

SOLD OUT | Design with the WOW Factor | Christopher Davis: A Creative Inspiratio...

12 Feb 2022 2pm-3pm

Free, booking essential.

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A Couple Embracing — A Couple Embracing

Tony Lane

Production date

1987

Medium

lithograph

Size (h x w)

1080 x 550 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989

Accession no

1989/40/8

A Couple Embracing

Figures Embracing — Figures Embracing

Edward Burne-Jones

Production date

1853-1898

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pencil

Size (h x w)

220 x 292 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955

Accession no

1955/23/4

Figures Embracing

Edward Burne-Jones

Venus Embracing Adonis — Venus Embracing Adonis

Giorgio Ghisi Teodoro Ghisi

Production date

16th century

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

316 x 223 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/50/55

Venus Embracing Adonis

Giorgio Ghisi Teodoro Ghisi

Couple embracing — Couple embracing

Unknown artist

Production date

18th century-19th century

Medium

tempera on paper

Size (h x w)

286 x 320 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from Gretchen Albrecht and James Ross, Auckland

Accession no

L2016/35/2

Couple embracing

Untitled [couple embracing] — Untitled [couple embracing]

Eduardo Paolozzi

Production date

1967

Medium

screenprint

Size (h x w)

381 x 254 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1968

Accession no

1968/26/73

Untitled [couple embracing]

Eduardo Paolozzi

Untitled (4th D SH33 N29A) — Untitled (4th D SH33 N29A)

Bill Henson

On display

Production date

1992-1993

Medium

C-type photograph

Size (h x w)

2000 x 1270 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1994

Accession no

1994/12/2

Untitled (4th D SH33 N29A)

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Venus and Cupid — Venus and Cupid

Nicolò Boldrini Tiziano Vecellio

Production date

1566

Medium

woodcut

Size (h x w)

316 x 235 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1957

Accession no

1957/31/2

Venus and Cupid

Nicolò Boldrini Tiziano Vecellio

The Infant Christ Embracing the Cross — The Infant Christ Embracing the Cross

Pietro Testa

Production date

circa 1630-circa 1640

Medium

etching

Size (h x w)

370 x 308 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981

Accession no

1981/50/123

The Infant Christ Embracing the Cross

The Happy Villager — The Happy Villager

Jean Delignon

Production date

late 18th century

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

353 x 380 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Dennis R Nathan, 1972

Accession no

1972/18/6

The Happy Villager

Untitled (Man and woman embracing, with an attendant) — Untitled (Man and woman embracing, with an attendant)

Suzuki Harunobu

Production date

circa 1745-1770

Medium

colour woodblock

Size (h x w)

205 x 270 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1985

Accession no

1985/29

Untitled (Man and woman embracing, with an attendant)

Suzuki Harunobu

Eros and Psyche — Eros and Psyche

Henry Fuseli

Production date

1808

Medium

pen, pencil and watercolour

Size (h x w)

233 x 358 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/63

Eros and Psyche

Mankind Before the Last Judgement — Mankind Before the Last Judgement

Jan Sadeler Dirck Barendsz.

Production date

circa 1600

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

249 x 397 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955

Accession no

1955/36/14

Mankind Before the Last Judgement

Jan Sadeler Dirck Barendsz.

Visitation — Visitation

Abraham de Bruyn Pieter van der Borcht

Production date

1583

Medium

engraving

Size (h x w)

114 x 73 mm

Credit line

Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Accession no

M1885/86/33

Visitation

Abraham de Bruyn Pieter van der Borcht

Mother and Child — Mother and Child

Eric Gill

Production date

1924

Medium

wood engraving

Size (h x w)

82 x 85 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr R Nan Kivell, 1953

Accession no

1953/2/277

Mother and Child

Amavia finds her knight, Sir Mordant, bewitched in Acrasia's Bower of Bliss — Amavia finds her knight, Sir Mordant, bewitched in Acrasia's Bower of Bliss

Henry Fuseli

Production date

1810

Medium

pencil pen with grey wash

Size (h x w)

310 x 398 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1965

Accession no

1965/75

Amavia finds her knight, Sir Mordant, bewitched in Acrasia's Bower of Bliss

Te Moanaroa. Te Awaitaia. Waingaroa — Te Moanaroa. Te Awaitaia. Waingaroa

George French Angas W Hawkins

Production date

circa 1847

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hand coloured lithograph

Size (h x w)

310 x 220 mm

Credit line

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2009

Accession no

2009/16/2/1

Te Moanaroa. Te Awaitaia. Waingaroa

George French Angas W Hawkins

White Island — White Island

Buck Nin

Production date

circa 1986

Medium

acrylic on panel

Size (h x w)

2415 x 3630 mm

Credit line

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015

Accession no

C2015/1/9.1-4

White Island

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