 Snowflake trail
During the 2009 Taranaki International Festival of the Arts, art
and cultural offerings in the central business district of New
Plymouth will
be linked up by a trail of snowflakes on footpaths. Simply follow the
snowflakes and you’ll experience art and culture to match the best
of what’s on offer around the world.
Trail Features
Entertainment
34 national and international shows featuring music, theatre, cabaret,
comedy, film, music as well as a literary programme involving ten
of New Zealand’s
pre-eminent writers.
Spiegeltent
The
historic European Spiegeltent Salon Perdu, home to the festival’s
cabaret and comedy series and literary programme.
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
New Zealand’s premier contemporary art museum and home to
the collection of modernist filmmaker and kinetic sculptor Len
Lye,
who himself
called the Govett-Brewster “the
swingiest art gallery of the antipodes”. Considered a pathfinder
in this country’s cultural landscape, the gallery presents a dynamic
programme of exhibitions and events featuring work by leading international
and New Zealand
artists. Check www.govettbrewster.com to see what’s
on during your visit.
Puke Ariki
Visit Taranaki’s knowledge centre, a museum, library and
visitor centre in one. The permanent exhibitions tell the stories
of Taranaki – past,
present and future. Through words, art, technology and interactive
devices, delve deeper into what shaped Taranaki. Discover Maori
taonga (treasures),
learn about
early European settlement and experience the dramatic development of
Taranaki.
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