The videos were made to document events around the opening of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in September 2011, after being closed for refurbishment.
There are four short videos that are now featured on the Art Gallery's youtube channel.
The longer video is documentation of three of the events that happened that week (not including the artists party).
Blessing Ceremony, 1 September 2011. Haare Williams, Pae Arahi (Director of Māori Partnerships) Auckland Museum, speaks. Chris Saines, Director, Auckland Art Gallery speaks. Followed by excerpts of formal speeches from Len Brown, Mayor of Auckland; Chris Finlayson, Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage; Sir Don McKinnon, Chairman, Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd; Simon O’Connor, Director, Ernst & Young; John Judge, Chairman, Akld Art Gallery Foundation.