Christchurch Art Gallery (Te Puna o Waiwhetu)

Worcester Blvd & Montreal St, Christchurch , Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand - Phone: 64 3 941 7300
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    Art gallery, Art museum

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  • 1

    Christchurch - Closed for Business?

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    ... . Today we had plans of taking a look at Canterbury Cathedral (Closed – including the road leading to it), the Art Gallery (Closed – because the building next door is being demolished slowly), the Arts Centre (Closed due to some apparent ...

  • 2

    As English as putting Mayo on your chips

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    ... old buildings like the Canterbury Museum and the Arts Centre, as well as a smart modern one in the shape of the new Art Gallery. And once over the Avon River, Cathedral Square was the hub of the city dominated by Christ Church Cathedral celebrating its ...

  • 3

    The Garden City

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    ... not sure if it was a part of the Arts Festival or just normal) that I bought some souvineers from. We also visited the Christchurch Art Gallery, which had a mix of art, some I didn't care for, like modern art that is art because the artist says it is, ...

  • 4

    New Zealand - Christchurch

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    ... Centre jester played the fool and posed for a photo! (PIC) Down the road from the Arts Centre is the Christchurch Art Gallery. We opted not to venture in but the exterior was probably far more interesting than the interior anyway. The modern, angular ...

  • 5

    This Is Only The First Day!

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    ... raincoats (always be prepared). At first we withstood the meager drops, but once it started pouring we hastened our way into the Christchurch Art Gallery. At the Gallery we walked around with our coats on our shoulders so they could dry out. Meanwhile ...

  • 6

    More English than England? An odd concept

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    ... sight seeing. After a bit of "sushi of the day", there are loads of sushi shops here, we headed over to Christchurch art gallery, to see something we had been looking forward to doing ever since we arrived. One of our favourite artists, Ron Mueck, ...

  • 7

    Week Thirty Nine - South Island Tour

    ... get stuffed by The Brumbies so all the bars empty and everyone goes home unhappy. Day 257 - Sunday 23 May I go to the CC Art Gallery for a wander around. Next I take a tour on the city's tram. It is crap and over-priced and I have already walked ...

  • 8

    Our new home

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    ... v nice apart from the nearby town hall and hotels - all 1960/70's architectural monstrosities. I eventually found the Christchurch Art Gallery which was pretty small by our standards but quite interesting with NZ and European paintings. Found another ...

  • 9

    Our Expectations Are Exceeded in NZ's South Island

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    ... work. Walk the 2km into the city, L looking at some warm, long pants in the shops on the way! Go to the new-ish Art Gallery, M looks at the main exhibitions while L concentrates on the "Japonism in Fashion" exhibition. Go to the Arts Centre market, have ...

  • 10

    1 Night Stopover

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    ... 'cathedral' (i.e. a chapel smaller than my fist) and a tram which runs to all the major 'tourist attractions' - a big chess board, an art gallery, a park and a shopping mall with about 2 shops. No my friends, this is just a little entry to post up my ...