Council community arts advisor Marc Spijkerbosch shows mayor Steve Chadwick one of the old photos featuring Lake Road.
Council community arts advisor Marc Spijkerbosch shows mayor Steve Chadwick one of the old photos featuring Lake Road.
Fourteen large-framed prints of early Rotorua will grace the Rotorua Lakes Council galleria for the next three months.
The latest exhibition will match the historic pictures with modern prints alongside to cross-reference.
The exhibition, the third in the revamped Civic Centre Galleria, is called "Our Town - from plates topixels - a portrait of change" and is the brainchild of council community arts advisor Marc Spijkerbosch.
It replaces the exhibition which featured The Ancient Arts of China which was a collection of official gifts and artworks the council received from Chinese delegations, associations and visiting dignitaries over the years.
The first, Large vs Small, opened early last year and featured works from five local artists: Debbie Thyn, Martyn Evans, Kristina Joyce, Bridget Thornton and Sarah Zeissen.
The 14 old prints on display are from the Rotorua Museum collection.
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick, who champions the use of the galleria, said it provided a wonderful connection between the council, the arts and wider community and breathed new life into a once austere space.
Among the first to see the exhibition, which opened yesterday, were delegates to a Sister Cities regional focus group in the debating chamber.
Hutt City mayor Ray Wallace was most impressed with the galleria space and said it was "stunning".
Pictures feature:
South east corner of Hinemoa and Tutanekai St c1960 South on Tutanekai St with Lakefront Reserve North on Tutanekai St c1936 Lake Rd looking west c1905 Old Public Trust Office Government Gardens entrance c1890 Arawa St looking west from Fenton c1905 Lake Rd and Tutanekai St junction Hinemoa St looking east c1930 Tutanekai St near Eruera St Junction c1928 Hinemoa St between Tutanekai and Fenton St 1890 Ranolf St towards Kuirau Park from hospital c1900 Tutanekai St from Arawa Junction with Palace Hotel c1905
