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White Night: Auckland Central

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The Festival Garden, Aotea Square is the hub of the night, with an easy walk taking you to major venues, outstanding exhibitions and unique events, including family fun, explosive performances and stimulating discussions.

Free buses will connect key locations across the city!
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Festival Garden

FESTIVAL GARDEN

White Night's magical hub hosts a wonderful array of activities, including a special drumming performance by U Theatre at 6pm.
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auckland art gallery

AUCKLAND ART GALLERY

Against a backdrop of exhibitions celebrating New Zealand's rich art history, and art of today, families will be entertained with a range of intriguing activities. 5:00pm - midnight.
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Central City Library

CENTRAL CITY LIBRARY

Browse the library until late with tours, bedtime stories and a bargain booksale. 6:00pm - midnight.
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maritime museum

VOYAGER NEW ZEALAND MARITIME MUSEUM

Discover the epic stories of New Zealand's maritime history, explore exhibitions, take a night time boat ride. 5:00pm -midnight*.
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ANNA MILES GALLERY

Amber Wilson. Irresistible, eye-catching abstractions.  Artist on site.  6:00pm - 9:00pm.
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ANTOINETTE GODKIN GALLERY

Miranda Parkes. A new selection of rich and subversive abstract works.  6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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FORMICA FORMATIONS™

An extraordinarily varied display of sculptured Formica chairs created by nine world-renowned architects.  1.30pm - 11:00pm.
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OKAIOCEANIKART

AlterNative Surfaces. Alternative histories of Pacific Island art by abstract artists of Samoan ancestry. Gallery open 7:00pm - midnight.  Music 7:30pm - 8:30pm, Spoken Word 8:30pm - 9:30pm.
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BLEDISLOE WALKWAY LIGHT BOXES

Crossings - Daniel Crooks. A series of new stills work for this public site featuring images of a major Queen Street intersection and pre-Christmas foot-traffic. 24/7.
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FINGERS

Home Sweet Home - Ross Malcolm. A new collection of innovative jewellery. Gallery open 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Artist talk 7:00pm - 8:00pm.
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FLY-TOWER

Showcasing New Zealand innovation in the field of performance design, works explore the evolving space and processes between visual arts, performance, architecture, theatre, film and design practice. 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
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GEORGE FRASER GALLERY

Auckland and Beyond: Four Future Architects. Award winning work from the top graduates of the University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning.  6:00pm - late.
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GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY

Lisa Roet. Startling sculptural works and 2001: A Space Odyssey screening. Gallery open 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Screening 7:30pm - 10:00pm.
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THE GUS FISHER GALLERY

Playing with Fire. A celebration of ceramics in a suite of three exhibitions with a kerb-side kiln firing in a unique shaped kiln, outside gallery. 6:00pm - midnight.
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HÉCTOR ZAMORA

Hector Zamora's unique site specific work takes two forms in two spaces during the festival. On White Night the second part of the work, the attendant installation and documentation referencing the public sculpture created in the first part, is open late. 6:00pm - midnight.
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JANE SANDERS ART AGENT

A Little Night Time Conversation. Works by established NZ artists and three artist talks. Gallery open 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Talks 7:00pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm - 8:15pm and 9:00pm - 9:15pm.
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JOHN LEECH GALLERY

Pākehā - Liam Barr. Refreshing narrative paintings encapsulating NZ in colonial times. 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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KURA GALLERY AOTEAROA ART + DESIGN

In the Whare! Funky, cross-culturally inspired interior design; socialising and laid back grooves. 6:00pm - midnight.
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OREXART

Asylum - Mary Coleman. Compelling paintings depicting people and interiors from 19th and 20th century asylums and institutions. 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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PARSONS BOOKSHOP

Relax, Refresh and Retail. An outdoor art book sale and refreshments. 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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ST PAUL ST GALLERY ONE & TWO

Video Life - Ko Nakajima and Kentaro Taki.  A meditation and an explosive presentation of video technology's impact on contemporary Japanese society.
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ST PAUL ST GALLERY THREE

Print Season 2011. Three artists reconfiguring the idea of cover art, from book jackets to fly posters and record sleeves.  Revolving personalised tours throughout the night. 6:00pm - midnight.
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SUE CROCKFORD GALLERY

Work from Gordon Walters Estate and a presentation about the artist by Dr Francis Pound. Gallery open 6pm - 8pm. Artist talk 6:00pm - 6:30pm.
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VIEWFINDER

A specially selected survey of playful and compelling moving image work shows in both the window frontage of the Central City Library, and as a rear projection in the window of the New Zealand Film Archive. 6:00pm - 6:00am.
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There's also a spectacular array of Festival shows set to light up White Night too.  Find details of shows available on White Night and throughout the Festival here.

Find a full programme of White Night events here.

Auckland Museum Auckland Art Gallery MOTAT
New Zealand Maritime Museum
ASB Community Trust