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
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 9, 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…
Pastel Artists of New Zealand National Exhibition Comes to Alexandra Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery is proud to host the Pastel Artists of New Zealand (PANZ) Annual National Exhibition, bringing a spectacular showcase of artistic talent to our community from Saturday, April 5th to Sunday, May 4th, 2025. A Read more…
We have two beautiful Otago skinks that are visiting Central Stories till the end of April. Come in and meet them!!
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…