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Sara Hughes: All My Favourite Shapes — Sara Hughes: All My Favourite Shapes

30 Nov 2019 — 8 Nov 2020

Sara Hughes: All My Favourite Shapes

30 Nov 2019 — 8 Nov 2020

From Pillars to Posts: Project Another Country — From Pillars to Posts: Project Another Country

30 Apr 2018 — 10 Mar 2019

From Pillars to Posts: Project Another Country

30 Apr 2018 — 10 Mar 2019

Fa’ani and RoBro present DiscoVERY — Fa’ani and RoBro present DiscoVERY

28 Mar 2019 — 17 Nov 2019

Fa’ani and RoBro present DiscoVERY

28 Mar 2019 — 17 Nov 2019

Sean Kerr: What's It Doing? — Sean Kerr: What's It Doing?

23 Nov 2013 — 15 Sep 2014

Free entry

Sean Kerr: What's It Doing?

23 Nov 2013 — 15 Sep 2014

Free entry

Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne | The Breath of Tāne — Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne | The Breath of Tāne

19 Dec 2020 — 1 Aug 2021

FREE

Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne | The Breath of Tāne

19 Dec 2020 — 1 Aug 2021

FREE

ArtLab — ArtLab

15 Apr 2022 — 12 Jun 2023

FREE

ArtLab

15 Apr 2022 — 12 Jun 2023

FREE

Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room — Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room

9 Dec 2017 — 2 Apr 2018

Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room

9 Dec 2017 — 2 Apr 2018

Once Upon a Time in Art — Once Upon a Time in Art

17 Dec 2016 — 26 Nov 2017

Free entry

Once Upon a Time in Art

17 Dec 2016 — 26 Nov 2017

Free entry

Reuben Paterson: Gazillion Swirl! — Reuben Paterson: Gazillion Swirl!

3 Sep 2011 — 2 Dec 2012

Free entry

Reuben Paterson: Gazillion Swirl!

3 Sep 2011 — 2 Dec 2012

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Tiffany Singh: May the Rainbow Always Touch Your Shoulder — Tiffany Singh: May the Rainbow Always Touch Your Shoulder

15 Dec 2012 — 10 Nov 2013

Free entry

Tiffany Singh: May the Rainbow Always Touch Your Shoulder

15 Dec 2012 — 10 Nov 2013

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Wavelength — Wavelength

11 Oct 2014 — 16 Aug 2015

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Wavelength

11 Oct 2014 — 16 Aug 2015

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Hole of Yellow Archipelago — Hole of Yellow Archipelago

5 Sep 2015 — 27 Nov 2016

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Hole of Yellow Archipelago

5 Sep 2015 — 27 Nov 2016

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Pillars: Project Another Country — Pillars: Project Another Country

23 Feb 2019 — 24 Nov 2019

Pillars: Project Another Country

23 Feb 2019 — 24 Nov 2019

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'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds — 'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

18 Apr 2017 10.30am–12.30pm

$18 + booking fee Book now

Explore the wonderful new Creative Learning Centre installation, where symbols and characters become the tools to tell stories.

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'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

18 Apr 2017 10.30am–12.30pm

$18 + booking fee Book now

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'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds — 'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

25 Apr 2017 10.30am–12.30pm

CANCELLED

Explore the wonderful new Creative Learning Centre installation, where symbols and characters become the tools to tell stories.

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'Once Upon a Time in Art' for 5 year olds

25 Apr 2017 10.30am–12.30pm

CANCELLED

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ArtLab – Zinging Rhythms: Texture and Pattern — ArtLab – Zinging Rhythms: Texture and Pattern

19 Aug 2022 — 20 Jun 2023 10am – 5pm, every day

FREE

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ArtLab – Zinging Rhythms: Texture and Pattern

19 Aug 2022 — 20 Jun 2023 10am – 5pm, every day

FREE

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Make your own paper doll with artist Toni Mosley — Make your own paper doll with artist Toni Mosley

17 Jan 2022 — 21 Jan 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

Make your own paper doll with artist Toni Mosley

17 Jan 2022 — 21 Jan 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

CANCELLED | Become a World of WearableArt designer for the day — CANCELLED | Become a World of WearableArt designer for the day

24 Jan 2022 — 28 Jan 2022 11am–2 pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

CANCELLED | Become a World of WearableArt designer for the day

24 Jan 2022 — 28 Jan 2022 11am–2 pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

Family Launch — Family Launch

30 Nov 2019 11am–12pm

FREE

Join us to celebrate the opening day of our exciting interactive Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre project by Auckland-based artist Sara Hughes, All My Favourite Shapes.

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Family Launch

30 Nov 2019 11am–12pm

FREE

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Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Altar — Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Altar

1 Nov 2022 — 6 Nov 2022 10am – 5pm, every day

Free | Exhibition admission additional

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Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Altar

1 Nov 2022 — 6 Nov 2022 10am – 5pm, every day

Free | Exhibition admission additional

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Cosmic worlds and asteroids for 6–8 year olds — Cosmic worlds and asteroids for 6–8 year olds

19 Apr 2016 10.30am–12.30pm

SOLD OUT

Create your own cosmic world in this exciting workshop inspired by Judy Darragh’s sculpture Limbo and the Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre installation Hole of Yellow Archipelago. Using everyday materials we will create a sculpture that is out of this world.

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Cosmic worlds and asteroids for 6–8 year olds

19 Apr 2016 10.30am–12.30pm

SOLD OUT

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Cosmic worlds and asteroids for 6–8 year olds — Cosmic worlds and asteroids for 6–8 year olds

26 Apr 2016 10.30am–12.30pm

$18 Book now

Create your own cosmic world in this exciting workshop inspired by Judy Darragh’s sculpture Limbo and the Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre installation Hole of Yellow Archipelago. Using everyday materials we will create a sculpture that is out of this world.

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Cosmic worlds and asteroids for 6–8 year olds

26 Apr 2016 10.30am–12.30pm

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Ngārara in the Ngahere | Infections in our Forests — Ngārara in the Ngahere | Infections in our Forests

12 Jun 2021 1—3pm

FREE

This family friendly creative workshop explores the health of the forest through art and discussion held inside Charlotte Graham’s installation Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne | The Breath of Tāne.

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Ngārara in the Ngahere | Infections in our Forests

12 Jun 2021 1—3pm

FREE

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ArtLab – Mix the Rainbow: Colour and Shape — ArtLab – Mix the Rainbow: Colour and Shape

18 Jun 2022 — 14 Aug 2022 10am – 5pm, every day

FREE

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ArtLab – Mix the Rainbow: Colour and Shape

18 Jun 2022 — 14 Aug 2022 10am – 5pm, every day

FREE

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Late Night Lego — Late Night Lego

13 Oct 2022 6 – 8.30pm

FREE

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Late Night Lego

13 Oct 2022 6 – 8.30pm

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 Jul 2021 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.

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

10 Jul 2021 10:15-11.15am

FREE

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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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The Faces I Have Seen: Clay-making with Suji Park — The Faces I Have Seen: Clay-making with Suji Park

11 Nov 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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The Faces I Have Seen: Clay-making with Suji Park

11 Nov 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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Make Fashionable Badges with artist Vanessa Fong — Make Fashionable Badges with artist Vanessa Fong

10 Jan 2022 — 14 Jan 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

Make Fashionable Badges with artist Vanessa Fong

10 Jan 2022 — 14 Jan 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

Get crafty with artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole — Get crafty with artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole

3 Jan 2022 — 7 Jan 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

Get crafty with artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole

3 Jan 2022 — 7 Jan 2022 11am – 2pm

FREE

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Mary Quant

Whānau drop-ins – New activities each weekend! — Whānau drop-ins – New activities each weekend!

8 Jan 2022 — 18 Dec 2022 Sat & Sun 11am–3pm, public holidays and every day during school holidays

FREE

Whānau drop-ins are free, family-focused workshops held every Saturday and Sunday from 11am–3pm.

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Whānau drop-ins – New activities each weekend!

8 Jan 2022 — 18 Dec 2022 Sat & Sun 11am–3pm, public holidays and every day during school holidays

FREE

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Project Another Country: Art-making workshops — Project Another Country: Art-making workshops

7 Jul 2018 — 22 Jul 2018 11am – 4pm

Take part in a community-based project during the school holidays led by internationally acclaimed artists Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan!

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Project Another Country: Art-making workshops

7 Jul 2018 — 22 Jul 2018 11am – 4pm

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Project Another Country: Art-making workshops — Project Another Country: Art-making workshops

14 Apr 2018 — 29 Apr 2018 10.30am – 5pm

Take part in a community-based project during the school holidays led by internationally acclaimed artists Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan!

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Project Another Country: Art-making workshops

14 Apr 2018 — 29 Apr 2018 10.30am – 5pm

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Light Night — Light Night

18 Mar 2023 5.30–8.30pm

Members $5.50, Non-members $30, Children (under 16) $5 Book now

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Light Night

18 Mar 2023 5.30–8.30pm

Members $5.50, Non-members $30, Children (under 16) $5 Book now

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SOLD OUT Dame Jenny Gibbs and Colin McCahon – a private collection — SOLD OUT Dame Jenny Gibbs and Colin McCahon – a private collection

9 Sep 2019 6–8pm

$145 for Members, $195 for non-Members (includes one-year membership) Book now

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SOLD OUT Dame Jenny Gibbs and Colin McCahon – a private collection

9 Sep 2019 6–8pm

$145 for Members, $195 for non-Members (includes one-year membership) Book now

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Lecture series Colin McCahon: Ron Brownson — Lecture series Colin McCahon: Ron Brownson

10 Nov 2019 10.30am–12.30pm

$37 for Members and $47 for non-Members. Book now

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Lecture series Colin McCahon: Ron Brownson

10 Nov 2019 10.30am–12.30pm

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The making of Hole of Yellow Archipelago Image — The making of Hole of Yellow Archipelago
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Make Your Mark! Squiggla at ArtLab Image — Make Your Mark! Squiggla at ArtLab

Make Your Mark! Squiggla at ArtLab

16 Apr 2022

Michelle Wilkinson & Sue Gardiner

Seeing the soundscape: a conversation between the aural & the visual Image — Seeing the soundscape: a conversation between the aural & the visual

Seeing the soundscape: a conversation between the aural & the visual

17 Aug 2017

Catriona Britton

The Creative Process: Share Image — The Creative Process: Share

The Creative Process: Share

06 Jan 2016

The Creative Process: Create Image — The Creative Process: Create

The Creative Process: Create

06 Jan 2016

The Creative Process: Experiment Image — The Creative Process: Experiment

The Creative Process: Experiment

06 Jan 2016

The Creative Process: Explore Image — The Creative Process: Explore

The Creative Process: Explore

06 Jan 2016

Youth Media Internship 2014: From Premiere to Premiere Image — Youth Media Internship 2014: From Premiere to Premiere

Youth Media Internship 2014: From Premiere to Premiere

06 Jan 2016

Korurangi Image — Korurangi

Korurangi

30 Dec 2015

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Family activities Image — Family activities

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Last chance to catch the ‘Rainbow’ as Auckland Art Gallery’s Creative Learning Centre turns green Image — Last chance to catch the ‘Rainbow’ as Auckland Art Gallery’s Creative Learning C...

Last chance to catch the ‘Rainbow’ as Auckland Art Gallery’s Creative Learning C...

Creative Learning Centre

Creative Learning Centre

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What’s It Doing? opens in Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre with Big Day Art Image — What’s It Doing? opens in Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre with Big Day...

What’s It Doing? opens in Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre with Big Day...

Early childhood education Image — Early childhood education

Early childhood education

Imaginations grow where walls glow in Hole of Yellow Archipelago Image — Imaginations grow where walls glow in Hole of Yellow Archipelago

Imaginations grow where walls glow in Hole of Yellow Archipelago

ArtLab, a new family-friendly and interactive art-making space, opened at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Image — ArtLab, a new family-friendly and interactive art-making space, opened at Auckla...

ArtLab, a new family-friendly and interactive art-making space, opened at Auckla...

Cardboard city to rise at Auckland Art Gallery – Project Another Country opens next weekend Image — Cardboard city to rise at Auckland Art Gallery – Project Another Country opens...

Cardboard city to rise at Auckland Art Gallery – Project Another Country opens...

Four new artist projects launch this week at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Image — Four new artist projects launch this week at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Four new artist projects launch this week at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Auckland Art Gallery to be obliterated this summer Image — Auckland Art Gallery to be obliterated this summer

Auckland Art Gallery to be obliterated this summer

Pacific Sisters: He Toa Tāera | Fashion Activists opens at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Image — Pacific Sisters: He Toa Tāera | Fashion Activists opens at Auckland Art Gallery...

Pacific Sisters: He Toa Tāera | Fashion Activists opens at Auckland Art Gallery...

Light Show shines bright at Auckland Art Gallery this weekend Image — Light Show shines bright at Auckland Art Gallery this weekend

Light Show shines bright at Auckland Art Gallery this weekend

New family-friendly, interactive exhibition, Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne (The Breath of Tāne), opens at Auckland Art Gallery this summer Image — New family-friendly, interactive exhibition, Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne (The Brea...

New family-friendly, interactive exhibition, Te Hā o Te Wao Nui a Tāne (The Brea...

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki appoints Nathan Pōhio as Senior Curator, Māori Art Image — Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki appoints Nathan Pōhio as Senior Curator, Māori...

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki appoints Nathan Pōhio as Senior Curator, Māori...

Light Show tickets go on sale today Image — Light Show tickets go on sale today

Light Show tickets go on sale today

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki announces its 2017 programme

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki announces its 2017 programme

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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art set to wow audiences this Summer Image — Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art set to wow audiences this Summer

Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art set to wow audiences this Summer

Heritage Restoration Project: Kia whakahou, kia whakaora

Heritage Restoration Project: Kia whakahou, kia whakaora

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