Home News News Menu ↑ BlogMedia ReleasesPodcastOur Favourites 14 Nov 2020 Terminus - A choose-your-own adventure into the technological Geometric patterns, humanoid bodies, alien architectural environments and relics of an ancient world appear throughout Terminus - an immersive, virtual reality installation by Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, ... Read More 30 Oct 2020 The Dowse reopens Nuku Tewhatewha Following an extensive refurbishment, The Dowse Art Museum reopens Nuku Tewhatewha – the only known intact pātaka of seven or eight built as symbols of support for the ... Read More 24 Oct 2020 For the love of food - From the Ground Up, new exhibition opens 24 October Living māra kūmara (kūmara garden) grown inside wardian cases; films sharing local stories on community cultivation; and dinnerware ceramics from The Dowse Collection — a new exhibition at The ... Read More 26 Sep 2020 Explore art through play in Toi Hut, a new whānau space at The Dowse The Dowse Art Museum has opened its new whānau space, Toi Hut, to the public. This new and improved space is a custom-made area for families to learn, ... Read More 22 Sep 2020 Listening in: Fiona Amundsen, Tim Corballis & Emily Beausoleil in conversation Artists Fiona Amundsen and Tim Corballis in conversation with listening theorist Emily Beausoleil as they explore listening as a social responsibility and a methodology for connecting. Read More 22 Sep 2020 COVID-19 update: The Dowse is open The Dowse Art Museum is open today. Read More 17 Sep 2020 Watch: Tu’ifonualava Kaivelata - Making & Playing Tongan Fangufangu, Mimiha & Tukipitu In celebration of Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga / Tongan Language Week (6-12 September), artist and musician Tu‘ifonualava Kaivelata shares his knowledge and practice of tufunga ngaohi ... Read More 27 Aug 2020 Listen: Gimme Shelter, a conversation on architecture and care Facilitated by writer and lecturer Dr Tim Corbalis, listen to this discussion with urbanism senior lecturer Dr Rebecca Kiddle (Ngāti Porou, Ngā Puhi), PhD candidate and public art curator ... Read More 20 Aug 2020 2020 NZ Student Craft / Design Awards Entries to the 2020 ECC NZ Student Craft / Design Awards will open on 1 September. The awards are open to all students who are currently enrolled to ... Read More 3 Aug 2020 LISTEN: Maramataka workshop with Nikau Hindin, Hinerapa Rupuha & Raihania Tipoki For the opening of Nikau Hindin: Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai, Nikau was joined by apprentice navigator Hinerapa Rupuha (Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Whānau a Apanui) and indigenous activist and voyager Raihania ... Read More 3 Aug 2020 Taita Central School x Ā Mua: Animated whakapapa Taita Central School, 2020Animated Whakapapa Read More 28 Jul 2020 Contemporary Jewellery in Aotearoa (revisited 2020): Areta Wilkinson & Alan Preston Relive a defining moment in Aotearoa’s jewellery history, with this special presentation by Areta Wilkinson, Alan Preston and special guests at The Dowse Art Museum, 12 July 2020. Read More Load More
