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Open Late

19 Nov 2026

5:30pm to 9:30pm

Free

Open Late
  • Thu, 19 Nov 2026, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

    New Zealand time

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Get ready to see the Gallery in a whole new light at our final Open Late of the year. Don’t miss our popular after-dark event where the Gallery comes alive with music, art, immersive experiences and unexpected moments. On 19 November, our Open Late is inspired by the bold colours, playful energy and creative spirit of Picasso: Designed by Paul Smith.

 

What to expect 

  • Feel the rhythm with soulful live music from Tusekah, Afrodizjha and Fables, then lose yourself in experimental sonics and abstract soundscapes at the ever popular FRESH LAUNDRY jukebox.

  • See performance turned inside out as Goodspace and dancer Zoe White bring movement into unexpected spaces 

  • Experience Picasso: Designed by Paul Smith with a guided talk exploring Picasso’s life, work and enduring influence 

  • Head to our pop-up food court, serving French and Spanish-inspired flavours 

  • Photobooth, talks, hands-on activities and more 

Open Late is free to attend. Tickets to Picasso: Designed by Paul Smith are available to purchase at the front desk throughout the evening. Purchase your exhibition ticket for 5pm onwards to access to the exhibition throughout the evening. 

See some programme highlights below with more details coming soon. 

 

Proudly supported by Auckland Council events.

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Her Dreams Are Filled With Mirrors  

7:45pm to 8:45pm 

Te Ātea | North Atrium, mezzanine floor   

An original piece from musician Goodspace and dancer Zoe White, Her Dreams Are Filled With Mirrors is a thick mental soup traversing the textures of the imagined and the real, exploring internal worlds then turning them inside out. This performance has been specially adapted for the Gallery to be staged as a duo with Goodspace on the grand piano and Zoe as a solo dancer.

Zoe White and Goodspace share a unique and diverse collaboration, having performed together in the immersive theatre piece This Room Is an Island, Karangahape Rd’s FAM series, multiple music videos, films, installations, and more recently, at the Pōneke Festival of Contemporary Dance, where Goodspace was a composer and Zoe a choreographer and performer.

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FRESH LAUNDRY: Soundscapes & Scores

5:30pm to 9:30pm 

Ground floor foyer

FRESH LAUNDRY returns to Toi o Tāmaki with a new musical compilation of ‘C-Sides’, this time highlighting Aotearoa’s musicians who compose soundscapes and scores for film and theatre. 
 
Experimental sonics, foley sound design, abstract soundscapes, the many colours of noise – works that invisibly support a visual narrative are seldom heard in isolation. But for one night only, you can experience the Soundscapes & Scores compilation spinning in the headphones of the washing-machine jukeboxes at Open Late. 

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Explore Picasso: Designed by Paul Smith

Don't miss the first solo exhibition of Picasso's work in Aotearoa in more than 30 years. It's Picasso like you've never seen him before. See iconic works spanning the Blue and Rose periods, Cubism, portraits and more, set inside bold, atmospheric rooms from legendary fashion designer Sir Paul Smith.

Find out more

Hands-on activities
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