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Peter with his son Clovis and grand-daughter Rita at the opening of Peter Peryer: A Careful Eye. 23rd November 2014.

19 Nov 2018

Peter Peryer, 1941 – 2018

With heavy hearts we mark the passing of our dear friend and artist Peter Peryer.

8 Nov 2018

Congratulations to the winners of The Friends of The Dowse ECC Student Craft Design Awards

On Thursday 1 November at the ECC showroom in Wellington The Friends, our wonderful sponsors and judges, students from around New Zealand, lecturers, family and friends came together ...

POCKET HISTORIES EXHIBITION VIEW. PHOTO CREDIT SAM HARTNETT. COURTESY TE URU Scalene (2016), Nonagon (2018), Varvara (2017)

6 Nov 2018

My Yarn

A personal take on Vita Cochran’s embroidered splendour by Marketing and Communications Intern, Brittany Robson

2 Nov 2018

Duration & Dimension: falling down a rabbit hole

Georgia and I were lucky to attend the Australasian Registrars Conference recently in Melbourne. This was a great opportunity for us as collection managers/registrars as it is one ...

2 Nov 2018

Tēnā rawa atu koutou!

Thanks to generous donations from our wonderful visitors this year we were able to celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with new stories, games and activities in ...

MATA AHO COLLECTIVE, TAUIRA, 2018. INSTALLATION VIEW. COURTESY OF THE ARTISTS. PHOTOGRAPHER JOHN LAKE.

19 Oct 2018

We are open Labour weekend

We are open all Labour weekend 10am - 11pm Fri 19, Sat 20, Sun 21 and Mon 22 October. Check out our top three picks for Labour weekend ...

The beautiful and ethereal work of Maureen Lander, I love the way they appear to be weightless and floating- Iorangi I (2012), Iorangi II (2012), Wai o te Marama (2004), Nga Roimata o Ranginui (2015)

19 Oct 2018

On Art, Galleries and Interning

Nearing the end of my internship at the Dowse, I want to discuss my time here and muse over my experience.

4 Oct 2018

New York, Washington and Philly

Our Communications Manager just got back from a whirlwind trip through New York, Washington DC and Philidelphia. Check out her top tips.

1 Oct 2018

We have a new Director

The Dowse Art Museum is thrilled to welcome Karl Chitham (Nga Puhi) as our new Director. He will take up his new role early January 2019.

Irma boom presenting at Semi Permanent 2018, Auckland

14 Sep 2018

Architecture of the book

I recently attended Semi Permanent design symposium in Auckland which consists of three jam packed days full of talks from some of the biggest names in the industry ...

Sonya Lacey, Production still from St. Bride Foundation swimming pool shoot, 2017. HD video. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist and Robert Heald

4 Sep 2018

Fresh, local and utterly compelling contemporary art

SOLO 201810 November – 17 March 2018

19 Jul 2018

We’re in the final!

Our Pattern Project has been selected as a finalist in the Museum Shops Australia and New Zealand Retail Recognition Awards.