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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Our two beautiful Otago skinks have gone home over winter, back to DOCS. But they will be back, hopefully for the Spring school holidays. Watch this page for updates!!
Daniel Champagne LIVE at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, Alexandra Friday, 4th July 2025 | 7:30 PM – 9:20 PM (Doors open at 7:00 PM) Get ready for an unforgettable evening as Australian guitar virtuoso Daniel Champagne takes the stage at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery in Alexandra! Read more…
When an innocuous plastic bag was left at the doorstep of the empty Sir William Bodkin Building in 2002, few could have imagined the mystery hiding inside. Alongside a leather horse rein and gun holster was this well preserved letter from a dying father to his desperate son on the Read more…