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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.

Events164 Results

18 May 2024 - 29 Nov 2024

Free Ukulele class & open mic

Join Sonia Wilson and the members of the 4 String Sing Ukulele Ensemble for our weekly Ukulele cl...

03 May 2024 - 20 Dec 2024

Lunchtime drop in drawing

Keen to practice your sketching and observation skills in a relaxed environment? Be inspired by a...

02 Feb 2024 - 20 Dec 2024

Reading Revolution - Rānui Library

Join Kate from The Reading Revolution for a relaxed session where the group reads a short story a...

03 Aug 2024 - 04 Aug 2024

Make and Paint with Natural Pigments

Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with Holly’s guidance and feedback at hand, allowing space for explori...

03 Aug 2024 - 04 Aug 2024

Weekend Clay Workshop

This weekend workshop is a jam packed course exploring both the basics of hand building and wheel...

03 Aug 2024 - 17 Aug 2024

We Will Rock You

This hilarious futurist musical comedy features more than 24 of Queen’s biggest hit songs.

03 Aug 2024 - 14 Sep 2024

Adult Learning | Figure Painting in Oil

Join us in the studio to flex your creative skills and learn some art history along the way.

03 Aug 2024 - 02 Nov 2024

Local Making Resourceful Workshops at Avondale Library

Join Xin from Local Making (localmaking.org) for another wonderful string of resourceful workshops!