News
Winter Hibernation
Central Stories is likely to be hibernating until mid June, but watch this space – we’ll be back with a bang with Winterstellar, Matariki, and more
Exhibitions
Mokomoko on the move (but only for a while!)
With some upcoming works scheduled for the Bodkin Gallery – which may be a bit too noisy and stressful for Samson and Nugget the Otago Skinks – we have asked our animal-care partners at Manaaki Whenua/Landcare to watch over our beloved Mokomoko for a wee bit. We know it will Read more…
Events
Denis Kent Retrospective Exhibition Book
Some great news, most of you will know that the Denis Kent Retrospective exhibition at Central Stories in September/ October of this year was very successful. Because of this we decided to design and print a book of the works displayed in the exhibition. The cost of the Book is Read more…
Events
Arts Gold Awards 2021 Cancellation
Arts Gold Awards 2021 Cancellation It is with much regret and sadness that this prestigious nationwide arts competition has had to be cancelled for 2021. We fully expect that it will be rescheduled to 2022. This decision was made by the Alexandra District Museum Board (ADMI) which oversees the running Read more…
Events
Fantasie: Harp and Violin Monday 19 July 7.30 – 8.45pm at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery
Cathy Irons and Helen Webby weave together the sounds of two very beautiful string instruments – the violin and concert harp, in a programme featuring an array of music from French and German composers with some surprising twists and turns to the rhythms of America, Spain and the Caribbean. With Read more…
Events
Aperture The Life and Work of Ans Westra Sunday 25th July 7.30pm at Central Stories
Actor and director Martine Baanvinger, who wrote and starred in the award-winning play Solitude, returns in this creative and innovative one-woman play about Ans Westra, a NZ Arts Foundation Icon photographer. In 1957, Ans Westra emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand and began to take photos of her new Read more…
Events
Matariki Activity at Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery ON NOW until 11 July 2021
Matariki activity at Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery. Come down and pick a star and write or draw a wish for the coming year Hiwa-I-te-Rangi is the star connected with granting our wishes and aspirations for the coming year
Events
LAST WEEK A Musters of Artists 15 May – 27 June. Works by a selection of notable artists from the Central Otago region
An exhibition featuring the works of twelve Central Otago Artists will open in the Henderson Gallery at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, Alexandra during May and June. The “A Muster of Artists” Exhibition will feature painting, jewellery, ceramics, fibre art, printmaking, woodcarving and photography. The works to be exhibited Read more…
Events
Matt Joe Gow NZ Tour Central Stories Museum SATURDAY, 5 JUNE 2021 at 19:00
Join Matt Joe Gow for his first show in Alexandra as part of his final New Zealand tour before heading back across the Tasman to finish his new album. From Day On The Green festival to boutique Americana festivals, from supporting Chris Isaak to Marlon Williams, Matt Joe Gow has Read more…