Photo of the Arts Centre Building on Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Heavy steel bracing holding up the clock tower on the Worcester Street side of the Arts Centre. Wire fencing has been placed along the road in order to cordon off the building.
Photo of the Arts Centre Building on Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photo of the Arts Centre Building on Worcester & Montreal Street, Christchurch taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Building being demolished on Worcester Boulevard near the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Building being demolished on Worcester Boulevard near the Arts Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Building being demolished on Worcester Boulevard near the Arts Centre".
A document outlining the history of the Townsend Telescope and Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Design and Arts College at 116 Worcester Street".
Looking over the front of the Christchurch Art Gallery, with the Arts Centre in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Design and Arts College of NZ, Kaplan House, 116 Worcester Street".
The cordoned-off Design and Arts College building on Worcester Street. The windows have been boarded up.
The clock tower at the Arts Centre supported by steel and wooden bracing to prevent further damage.
An aerial photograph looking south over the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard. Scaffolding and cranes can be seen around the building which is having extensive repairs done to it after the earthquakes.
The west side of the Arts Centre further damaged by an aftershock after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tower on the corner has crumbled, and the masonry fallen onto the pavement below.
Bracing against the front wall of the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard, helping to keep the wall together. Wire fencing has also been placed around the building as a cordon.
A view from the corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets to the Untouched World shop in the Arts Centre. Masonry from the building has collapsed onto the footpath below.
A view from the corner of Worcester and Montreal Streets to the Untouched World shop in the Arts Centre. Masonry from the building has collapsed onto the footpath below.
A photograph of a crack in between the stairway and a column of the Physics Building at the Canterbury Arts Centre. The crack formed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Arts Centre viewed from Rolleston Avenue. The street is busy with people gathering for The Big Hug on the anniversary of the September earthquake".
Cordon fencing around the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard. A man with a hard hats and hi-vis vest on can be. Wooden bracing has been placed on the gable on the tower to limit further earthquake damage. There is a crane sitting inside the fenced area.
The badly-damaged Arts Centre, viewed from Rolleston Avenue. The turret has been removed from the building and secured to a platform on the footpath. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon and there are many road cones directing traffic.
A rare glimpse of how Rutherford's Den and Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre are being restored after the earthquakes
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Damage to buildings in the Arts Centre in Christchurch central".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Damage to buildings in the Arts Centre in Christchurch central".
A photograph of the All Right? stall. The stall includes arts and crafts supplies and All Right? resources.
It's been a long, long wait but Christchurch's Arts Centre finally has a contemporary art gallery space again - and it's just opened. It's the latest 'reveal' in the Arts Centre post-earthquake rebuild. The new gallery's called The Central and is housed in the original Canterbury College Library. Four Christchurch families and gallerist Jonathan Smart have made it happen and artists including local sculptor Neil Dawson, photographer Peter Peryer, glitter specialist Reuben Patterson and painter Dick Frizzell are in the mix for the opening group show. There are some new names there too. Lynn Freeman speaks to The Central's Jonathan Smart and Ngai Tahu artist Lonnie Hutchinson who has work in the opening show.
A photograph of the platform for the Townsend Telescope amongst the rubble of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, severely damaging the telescope.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD with Christ's College in the foreground, Canterbury Museum and the Arts Centre".
The outdoor area of the Coffee Corner at the Arts Centre photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The gable of the building crumbled during the earthquake, falling to the ground and bringing an awning down with it.