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Arts 17 Aug 2016

Watch: Rainbows in Manukau carpark

Public art has transformed the stairwells of the Ronwood Ave Carpark, Manukau, into places of fun and bright colour.

Arts 29 Jul 2016

Explore our digital museum

Auckland Museum's Collections Online lets you search more than a million catalogue records from the natural sciences, human history and documentary heritage collections.

Arts 27 Jul 2016

Precious cargo lands safely on Queens Wharf

The shell of ‘The Lighthouse’ by Michael Parekowhai was lifted into position on Queens Wharf.

Arts 27 Jul 2016

The story behind a well-known sculpture

Watch a video about the history of 'Opened Stone', which once stood outside the city's art gallery.

Arts 22 Jul 2016

Auckland’s virtual reality evolution

Enter the ‘virtual reality evolution’. It’s here, it’s growing and it’s going to be powerful.

Arts 19 Jul 2016

Searching for Gottfried Lindauer portraits

It is estimated there are more than 100 original paintings by the prolific 19th-century portraitist yet to be discovered.

Community 18 Jul 2016

The eyes of the god, Tāwhirimātea

In celebration of Matariki Festival 2016 Auckland Libraries has created a short video that tells the story of the dawning of the Māori new year. This story is one version of many different interpretations of Matariki.

Community 13 Jul 2016

Council integrating arts and culture into everyday life

For the first time since council amalgamation, a wide snapshot across the council family is capturing the range of arts and culture activity from its many departments and council controlled organisations.

Events185 Results

20 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2024

4 X 2

4x2 showcases ‘paintings’ framed with notched 4x2 timber, bound with muka. The exhibition reflect...

20 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2024

Soft Spaces

Tenderness, safety, and joy are embraced as an act of rebellion in this intimate exhibition, Soft...

20 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2024

Te Wā - A Moment In Time

Te Wā is an immersive exhibition honouring Puanga and Matariki, inviting manuhiri to pause, refle...

20 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2024

Waiting For The Wind's Permission

A portrait takes a moment, alive and fleeting, and makes it still. Here, artists Levi Kereama and...

16 Jun 2024 - 21 Sep 2024

Whai

Experience 'Whai', a new and captivating light-based artwork by artist Janine Williams.

12 Jun 2024 - 20 Jul 2024

Mau Moko

Mau Moko is an exhibition that explores 5 unique tangata that are mau moko. From reconnecting wit...

12 Jun 2024 - 07 Aug 2024

Taurima

Taurima, the gorgeous crochet-like neon artworks floating above Elliott Street, return for the ci...

09 Jun 2024 - 04 Aug 2024

Tūrama

Tūrama, the hugely popular series of large-scale illuminated art installations returns to light u...