Concurrent Matariki Exhibitions

19th June - 6th August, 2006

See the Exhibition: Rooms 1&2 - 360° (940 KB) Room 3 - 360° (624 KB) Room 4 - 360° (780 KB) Room 5 - 360° (620 KB) Slideshow (1MB Flash) Education Resource Kit (1MB PDF)

Whangarei Art Museum, as part of the Matariki New Year celebrations, is honoured to present two significant concurrent exhibitions…

Te Hue Ipu - Tracing the history of Gourds

As vessel and artwork; as taonga and contemporary practice, including the research of Theo Schoon and works loaned by the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki, Whangarei Museum and Heritage Park, Northland Society of Arts and collector Ron Sang, as well as contemporary works.

Manos Nathan Courtesy of the Artist

The Living Face 1904 - 2004

One hundred years of Maori taonga and treasure from the Whangarei Art Museum Collection featuring C. F. Goldie, Maori Women, Harata Rewiri Tarapata, 1904, Reuben Paterson, 3 glasses of knowledge, 2004.

Includes work by: Quinton Carrington, Tony Fomison, Rodney Fumpston, Jacqueline Fraser, Ralph Hotere, Hemi McGregor, Ross T. Smith, Para Matchitt, Colleen Urlich, Lily White, Frank Wright, Theo Schoon, Manos Nathan, Garth Richardson, G. Wooley

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