Artist Talks

Jane Ussher presented by Milford Galleries

Saturday, May 2, 2026

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

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Jane Ussher MNZM, widely recognised as one of New Zealand’s foremost portrait and documentary photographers, reflects on “the unusual, the hidden, and the minutiae” within the historic Antarctic hut of Robert Falcon Scott, in conversation with Milford Galleries.

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This event is free to all ticket holders and does not require an RSVP.

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