Out of Time

Henry Richter, Neomorpha Gouldii (The Huia), 1848. Hand coloured lithograph, courtesy of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

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Yoshitora Utagawa, Yoritomo's Hunting Party on the Plain of Mount Fuji, 1860. Ukiyo-e woodblock. Courtesy of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

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Artist Unknown, Juno, 1st Century AD - 2nd Century AD. Bronze. Courtesy of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

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George French Angas, Monument to Tewhero's Favourite Daughter at Raroera Pah, Near Otawhao, 1847. Hand Coloured Lithograph. Courtesy of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

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Andreas Cellarius Hypothesis Ptolemaica Sive Communis Planetarum Motus Per Eccentricos Et Epicyclos Demonstrans [The Ptolemaic Hypothesis or Common Representation Demonstrating the Planetary Motions through Eccentrics and Epicycles] 1661. Hand-coloured engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, William A. Sutton bequest, 2000

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Curator

Ken Hall

christchurchartgallery.org.nz

Take a meandering walk through this lively selection from the Gallery's historical collection, filled with surprises that offer opportunities for imaginative time travel. From classical antiquity through to colonial-era Aotearoa New Zealand, it also opens perspectives on the global movement of objects, people, and ideas. Along the way, one can picture the moment when Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific domain, starts to enter the public imagination at opposite ends of the world. From ancient stone carving through to a feast of painted and printed works, the works on display span over four thousand years and take in a range of media.