Exhibitions
WoolOn- Pieces from the Supreme Winners Archive Exhibition
From Nature Comes Fashion – A Celebration of WoolOn’s Finest Wool Creations. 7th June- 11th July. Step into the Henderson Gallery and discover the extraordinary artistry of WoolOn’s most celebrated designers. This special exhibition showcases winning pieces from nearly two decades of New Zealand’s premier wool fashion competition, revealing how Read more…
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Meet the Artist- Jen Olson
Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 10AM – 3PM | Heafey Gallery Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery is delighted to invite you to a special opportunity to meet local artist Jen Olson, whose captivating exhibition “Between Sittings” is currently on display in the Heafey Gallery. Join us for this informal Read more…
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Youth Week Art Exhibition
YOUTH WEEK ART EXHIBITION: CELEBRATING YOUNG CREATIVE VOICES 17th- 23rd May From school lockers to lino prints and everything in between, see the talent our local youth have with this fabulous Art Exhibition at Central Stories. Join us in celebrating the artistic talents of Dunstan High School students at this Read more…
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Night at the Museum
Exploring the Twilight Zone On Thursday 22nd May from 5-7pm All welcome– Koha Entry Great night for families. We will be: Come along to this fun Night at the Museum!! Brought to you by Central Stories Museum and Puna Rangatahi Alexandra & District Youth Trust
Exhibitions
With their Busy Needles
Otago Southland Embroidery Regional Exhibition May 5 – June 3, 2025 | Henderson Gallery, Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery is proud to host the first-ever Alexandra showing of the prestigious Otago Southland Embroidery Regional Exhibition, “With their Busy Needles.” This exhibition brings together Read more…
Exhibitions
Colossal Squid: Freaky Features Exhibition! Te Ngū Tipua: Ngā Wāhanga Weriweri!
May 6 – June 23, 2025 | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery Dive into the mysterious depths of the Southern Ocean with this captivating touring exhibition from Te Papa, New Zealand’s national museum. Step into our specially designed darkened space that recreates the eerie twilight zone of the deep Read more…
Exhibitions
Between Sittings
An art exhibition by local artist Jen Olson in the Heafey Gallery. Showing 1st May- 30th June 2025 Between Sittings Jen Olson is a figurative painter who likes to capture the awkward exchanges, sublime moments, uncomfortable feelings, and fragile connections that make us gloriously human. In “Between Sittings” she examines Read more…
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Nigel Wilson- A Small Purview
Local artist Nigel Wilson is exhibiting in the Heafey Gallery from 4th- 30th April 2025
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TAONGA TŪTURU: Māori Artefact Roadshow
A Special Roadshow & Identification Event at Central Stories Discover the Hidden History of Central Otago Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery is proud to host the Taonga Tūturu event, bringing expert curators from Tūhura Otago Museum to identify, catalogue, and reveal the stories behind Māori artefacts and treasures held Read more…