Fragments, Stories, Myth: The Lives of Lost Artworks

Opening: 5.30pm Tuesday 22 November
Exhibition: 23 November-9 December

It has been said that conversation is a lost art. However, when it comes to talking about lost art, the conversations, the stories and the memories are free flowing. Have you ever wondered what happened to Venus de Milo’s arms? Or perhaps what happens to artworks lost in transit? The history of art has always left a trail of fragments, of wonderful and horrific stories about missing artworks, and how they came to have this curious status.

You are warmly invited to a show about lost, stolen and destroyed artworks. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue are an experiment in curation and design, representing a collaboration between students of art history, art curatorship and graphic design at the University of Canterbury.

Accompanying floor talks

We are pleased to offer a series of floor talks to accompany the exhibition. Come and listen to the stories of these amazing artworks and discuss their mythical status with our friendly guides.
Half-hour tours of the exhibition will take place at 1pm on the 23rd and 28th November and on the 5th of December.
All welcome.