Audio on Demand

Christchurch Art Gallery offers unique Audio Tours, which can be enjoyed in several ways:

1. Listen online to the audio through our interactive player, which allows you to view images as you listen to the commentary.

2. Download an Audio Tour to your audio player and visit the Gallery to experience it in person.

3. Hire an iPod Audio Tour at the Gallery. All Audio Tours are included for a hire fee of $5. Please bring your credit card, driver’s licence or passport for security.

What's available

View He mahi toi i te kohinga

He mahi toi i te kohinga

Na te reo o Te Mihinga Komene hei whakamarama nga korero e pa ana ki etahi o nga toi hiranga o Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Aotearoa hoki.
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View Works from the Collections

Works from the Collections

Narrated by New Zealand actors Sam Neill and Miranda Harcourt, Works from the Collections takes the listener on a tour of some of the Gallery's – and New Zealand's – most significant works of art.
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Behind the Scenes at the Gallery

Behind the Scenes at the Gallery

In three parts, this Audio Tour provides a brief history of public art in Christchurch – from the Canterbury Society of Arts, to the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, through to today's striking Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu.
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Ronnie van Hout

Ronnie van Hout: Who goes there

Curator Justin Paton takes you on a tour of Ronnie van Hout: Who goes there focusing on key works in the exhibition.

Hear a live recording of Ronnie van Hout's flootalk of Who goes there.
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Séraphine Pick Devil's Music 2009. Oil on linen. Collection of the artist.

Séraphine Pick

Take a tour of Séraphine Pick with the artist and curator Felicity Milburn.
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Artcore

Artcore

Interviews with selected artists and curators.
Generously provided by RDU 98.5FM
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Fiona Hall: Force Field

Fiona Hall: Force Field

A video from the MCA's Artist's Voice series, in which Fiona Hall talks about works included in her survey exhibition.
Video produced by artcine.tv and supplied free of charge courtesy of the MCA, Sydney.
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Regular and large print transcripts of the Audio Tours are available upon request. New material, including programmes in multiple languages, is added regularly.

Hiring an Audio Tour at the Gallery

Christchurch Art Gallery iPod Audio Tours are easy to use and can be hired from the Information Desk in the foyer.

$5 per iPod hire. Free for Friends of the Gallery on Wednesdays after 5pm. Learn more about becoming a Friend.

Help with viewing and downloading files

Viewing
To listen to the audio files online you will need Adobe Flash Player.

Downloading
To download the audio files, right-click on the "Download..." MP3 link (or control-click on a Mac) and select "Save Target As..." (or "Download Linked File" on a Mac) to save the file to your hard drive.