Gina Irish

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The Gallery is like one big sock drawer

The Gallery is like one big sock drawer

Mismatched white cotton gloves are frequently retrieved from all corners of the building (and the odd pocket) and placed in the Gallery's used glove bins...

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Animals

Animals

The Gallery's Registration department keeps a close watch on our collection of art, with regular audits to make sure all is as it should be.

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Taking Stock

Taking Stock

It's hard to believe, but only eighteen collection works were damaged as a result of all earthquakes, with fourteen damaged on the 22 February 2011.

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Christchurch Idol

Christchurch Idol

We'd like to think that we know the Christchurch Art Gallery collection inside-out, and generally speaking, we do.

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De-de-building

De-de-building

The show's only been open a matter of weeks but plans to 'de-build' De-Building are already well underway.

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Art for arms?

Art for arms?

As a registrar, when I open a miscellaneous box marked 'freight' I expect to find paperwork relating to, well, freight...