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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Director's Welcome
Director of Christchurch Art Gallery since 2006, Jenny Harper welcomes the listener to the Gallery and its collections.
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The History of the Gallery (1880 - 2002)
The history of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch's first public art museum, with quotes from art administrator and historian Warren Feeney, architect Edward Armstrong, former curator Neil Roberts and former directors Rodney Wilson and John Coley.
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Building the new Gallery (2003 - )
The story behind the planning and building of Christchurch Art Gallery, including the controversy that surrounded this major community effort and quotes from former director Tony Preston, architect David Cole, sculptor Graham Bennett and Prime Minister Helen Clark.
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