Exhibitions

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New Zealand Art: Artists and Art Teachers
New Zealand Art: Artists and Art Teachers

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New Zealand Art: Artists and Art Teachers

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From the Archive: Colin McCahon in Auckland
From the Archive: Colin McCahon in Auckland

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From the Archive: Colin McCahon in Auckland

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Tūruki Tūruki! Paneke Paneke!
Tūruki Tūruki! Paneke Paneke!

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$5 - $7

Tūruki Tūruki! Paneke Paneke!

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$5 - $7

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Doris Lusk: Acrade Awnings
Doris Lusk: Acrade Awnings

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Free entry

Doris Lusk: Acrade Awnings

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Free entry

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Speed and Flight
Speed and Flight

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Speed and Flight

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Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata
Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata

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Michel Tuffery: Mata Mata

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Wonderful, Crazy, Subversive: The John B Turner Archive
Wonderful, Crazy, Subversive: The John B Turner Archive

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John Weeks: Art in the Archive
John Weeks: Art in the Archive

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Free entry

John Weeks: Art in the Archive

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Free entry

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Kinder's Presence
Kinder's Presence

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Kinder's Presence

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Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)
Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)

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Reverend Dr John Kinder (1819-1903)

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Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder
Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder

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FREE

Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder

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FREE

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Towards Auckland: Colin McCahon the Gallery Years
Towards Auckland: Colin McCahon the Gallery Years

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Free entry

Towards Auckland: Colin McCahon the Gallery Years

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Manifesto
Manifesto

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$12.50 – $28, Members and Children 12 & under FREE Buy tickets

Manifesto

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$12.50 – $28, Members and Children 12 & under FREE Buy tickets

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The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate
The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate

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$23, Members and Children 12 and under FREE Buy tickets

The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate

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$23, Members and Children 12 and under FREE Buy tickets

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The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence
The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence

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$15 – $19, Members and Children 12 and under FREE Buy tickets

The Corsini Collection: A Window on Renaissance Florence

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$15 – $19, Members and Children 12 and under FREE Buy tickets

Events

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Italian Language Weekend: Colazione at Mojo Café
Italian Language Weekend: Colazione at Mojo Café

10am – 12pm

Join us for a chat over coffee or breakfast and to try out your Italian with the teachers from the Dante Alighieri Society.

Italian Language Weekend: Colazione at Mojo Café

10am – 12pm

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Italian Language Weekend family drop-in
Italian Language Weekend family drop-in

1–3pm

Free

Create art together with the whole family during these free sessions inspired by exhibitions currently on display. Join us any time between 1–3pm and stay for as long – or as short – as you want.

Italian Language Weekend family drop-in

1–3pm

Free

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Artist talk: John Vea with Monique Redmond
Artist talk: John Vea with Monique Redmond

3pm

Free

Artist John Vea predominately works with sculpture, moving image and performance exploring the results of Pacific migration and gentrification of New Zealand. Join John for a discussion with artist / teacher Monique Redmond on his work Import/Export which is on display in To All New Arrivals.

Artist talk: John Vea with Monique Redmond

3pm

Free

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Doc Edge Presents: Loving in Limbo (2016)
Doc Edge Presents: Loving in Limbo (2016)

11am

$5 + booking fee Buy tickets

Two people, from different countries, determined to overcome distance, government bureaucracy and family resistance, to be together.

Doc Edge Presents: Loving in Limbo (2016)

11am

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Alejandro Chaskielberg: Talking Culture
Alejandro Chaskielberg: Talking Culture

1.30pm

Auckland Festival of Photography presents an illustrated talk by Alejandro Chaskielberg, an independent photographer, videographer and teacher who has established a worldwide reputation for his innovative vision and sensibility that crosses the boundaries between document and art.

Alejandro Chaskielberg: Talking Culture

1.30pm

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Professional Learning Day for Art Educators – May 2021
Professional Learning Day for Art Educators – May 2021

9am—6pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

Professional Learning Day for Art Educators – May 2021

9am—6pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

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Enrico Stefanelli: Talking Culture
Enrico Stefanelli: Talking Culture

3pm

Auckland Festival of Photography presents an illustrated talk by Italian photographer, photographic teacher and a journalist, Enrico Stefanelli. 

Enrico Stefanelli: Talking Culture

3pm

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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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Curator talk | From the Archive: Colin McCahon in Auckland
Curator talk | From the Archive: Colin McCahon in Auckland

11–12pm

FREE, Members only.

Curator talk | From the Archive: Colin McCahon in Auckland

11–12pm

FREE, Members only.

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Central do Brasil (Central Station) 1998
Central do Brasil (Central Station) 1998

12pm

Free

An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew. 

Central do Brasil (Central Station) 1998

12pm

Free

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La historia oficial (The Official Story) 1985
La historia oficial (The Official Story) 1985

1pm

This Argentine drama focuses on Alicia, a high school history teacher who is leading a comfortable life with her husband, Roberto, a businessman with ties to the military, and their adopted daughter. 

La historia oficial (The Official Story) 1985

1pm

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Professional Learning Day for Art Educators
Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

9am—7pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

Professional Learning Day for Art Educators

9am—7pm

FREE (limited spots, registration required)

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Les héritiers (2014)
Les héritiers (2014)

2pm

Free

A dedicated history teacher at a French high school teaches lessons of the Holocaust in an effort to motivate her troubled students in Les héritiers (Once in a Lifetime), an uplifting drama based on a true story.

Les héritiers (2014)

2pm

Free

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Breathwork for the whole family | Te mahi haa ma mātou katoa ahakoa te pakeke
Breathwork for the whole family | Te mahi haa ma mātou katoa ahakoa te pakeke

10:15-11.15am

FREE

Come along and enjoy this free workshop that uses the creatures and characters of the ngāhere (forest) to captivate your child’s imagination and engage them in calming breathwork practices.

Breathwork for the whole family | Te mahi haa ma mātou katoa ahakoa te pakeke

10:15-11.15am

FREE

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SOLD OUT: Kintsugi workshop - May
SOLD OUT: Kintsugi workshop - May

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

Please note: This event has sold out.

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

SOLD OUT: Kintsugi workshop - May

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

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SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop - November
SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop - November

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $125, Non-Members $185 (includes a Membership)

Please note: This event has sold out.

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

SOLD OUT Kintsugi workshop - November

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $125, Non-Members $185 (includes a Membership)

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Kintsugi workshop - March
Kintsugi workshop - March

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

Please note: This event was originally scheduled for Sunday 19 September. It will now go ahead on Sunday 6 March 2022 (restrictions allowing) and ticket holders have been contacted directly.

Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) is the Japanese art of repairing broken objects. Loosely translating to ‘golden joinery’, kintsugi values breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, using lacquer and powdered metal to make visible repairs.

Kintsugi workshop - March

10.30am–1.30pm

Members $135, Non-Members $190 (includes a Membership) Book now

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Yoga and Art Immersion
Yoga and Art Immersion

— Weekly, Tuesday class, 5.30–6.30pm, Sunday class, 9–10.00am

Public $15, Members $12

Yoga and Art Immersion

— Weekly, Tuesday class, 5.30–6.30pm, Sunday class, 9–10.00am

Public $15, Members $12

Artworks

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My brothers, not many of you should become teachers
My brothers, not many of you should become teachers

Colin McCahon

Production date
1969
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from a private collection
Accession no
L1998/28/39
My brothers, not many of you should become teachers

Colin McCahon

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A Lesson in Natural History
A Lesson in Natural History

Trevor Lloyd

Production date
circa 1936
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
127 x 168 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Connie and Olive Lloyd, 1973
Accession no
1973/7/79
A Lesson in Natural History

Trevor Lloyd

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Araurua Native Boarding-school, Aitutaki
Araurua Native Boarding-school, Aitutaki

Frederick Sears

Production date
1903
Medium
gelatin silver print
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1999
Accession no
1999/37/45
Araurua Native Boarding-school, Aitutaki

Frederick Sears

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William Burton
William Burton

Wenceslaus Hollar

Production date
1658
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
220 x 145 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/3/207
William Burton

Wenceslaus Hollar

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Saint Jean Colombin, instituteur de l'Ordre des Jesuites
Saint Jean Colombin, instituteur de l'Ordre des Jesuites

Jacques Callot

Production date
1630s
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
216 x 125 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/496
Saint Jean Colombin, instituteur de l'Ordre des Jesuites

Jacques Callot

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Purewa, The Native Boys School and the Barn
Purewa, The Native Boys School and the Barn

Thomas Hutton

Production date
19th century
Medium
watercolour
Size (h x w)
220 x 278 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1939
Accession no
1939/17/8
Purewa, The Native Boys School and the Barn

Thomas Hutton

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Jane Mander
Jane Mander

Allan Barns-Graham

Production date
Unknown
Medium
conte
Size (h x w)
381 x 284 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1940
Accession no
1940/1/2
Jane Mander

Allan Barns-Graham

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Louis J. Steele
Louis J. Steele

A Vyvyan Hunt

Production date
Unknown
Medium
watercolour, collage
Size (h x w)
305 x 230 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1969
Accession no
1969/9/2
Louis J. Steele

A Vyvyan Hunt

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Claus Edward Fristrom
Claus Edward Fristrom

Gerald Jones

Production date
1912
Medium
bromoil photograph
Size (h x w)
224 x 174 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/69
Claus Edward Fristrom

Gerald Jones

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The Unwilling Pupil
The Unwilling Pupil

Thomas Rowlandson

Production date
1777-1827
Medium
pen and watercolour
Size (h x w)
104 x 75 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/95
The Unwilling Pupil

Thomas Rowlandson

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Neapolitan schoolmaster
Neapolitan schoolmaster

Giuseppe Costantini

Production date
1873
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
420 x 597 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Accession no
M1885/1/77
Neapolitan schoolmaster

Giuseppe Costantini

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Wiremu Tamehana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa
Wiremu Tamehana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa

E S Richards

Production date
1863-1875
Medium
albumen silver photograph
Size (h x w)
60 x 100 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1995
Accession no
1994/33/2/33
Wiremu Tamehana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa

E S Richards

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Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa
Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa

E S Richards

Production date
1863-1875
Medium
albumen silver photograph
Size (h x w)
60 x 100 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1995
Accession no
1994/33/2/39
Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa

E S Richards

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A Village School
A Village School

Alexander Mann

Production date
1882
Medium
pen and ink
Size (h x w)
184 x 265 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Dr E B Gunson, 1933
Accession no
1933/7/1
A Village School

Alexander Mann

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The Schoolmistress's Birthday
The Schoolmistress's Birthday

John Morgan

Production date
Unknown
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
771 x 1016 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1882. Frame sponsored by Alan and Ann Jermaine.
Accession no
M1882/1/2
The Schoolmistress's Birthday

John Morgan

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Study of a head
Study of a head

Selwyn Wilson

Production date
1948
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
520 x 520 x 25 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1948
Accession no
1948/4
Study of a head

Selwyn Wilson

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Ko Nga Waka te Karaka (or Clark) The Christian Chief of the Nga-ti-Waoroa Tribe, Waikato and Wakauenuku, his attendant boy
Ko Nga Waka te Karaka (or Clark) The Christian Chief of the Nga-ti-Waoroa Tribe,...

Unknown artist George French Angas

Production date
1844
Medium
lithograph in tints , handcoloured on paper
Size (h x w)
222 x 177 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased, 1967
Accession no
1967/20/1
Ko Nga Waka te Karaka (or Clark) The Christian Chief of the Nga-ti-Waoroa Tribe,...

Unknown artist George French Angas

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