Thistle Hall Community Venue - Te Aro
About Thistle Hall Community Venue
history
SINCE 1907
In 2007, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Thistle Hall, the board of trustees commissioned Georgina White to research and write its history. The resulting publication,Thistle Hall 1907 - 2007: 100 Years of Community, is available here from Thistle Hall.
Located at 293-295 Cuba Street, Thistle Hall is one of the few public halls remaining in central city Wellington. Originally built to store groceries and tea, the function of the hall has since been reinvented many times over: as a meeting place, a dancehall, a venue for gigs, a playground, a movie theatre, a classroom, a studio, and now a vibrant community centre and public art gallery. For one hundred years its totara floor has withstood jigs and reels, children's tricycles, star-jumpers, head-bangers, even earthquakes.
Within the ever-changing landscape of Upper Cuba Street and its surrounds, Thistle Hall's existence has been tenuous. Since the late 1920s, the hall has risked demolition. Its preservation today is largelydue to a group of local women who volunteered to take care of it, clean it and hire it out in the 1980s and 90s. These women ensured that Thistle Hall continued to be available to its community for a minimal fee. In turn, use of the hall reinforced the Wellington City Council's belief that this was a community centre worth keeping.
Contact Thistle Hall Community Venue
| Address : | Thistle Hall Community Venue 293 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +888 |
| Postal code : | 6011 |
| Website : | http://www.thistlehall.org.nz/ |
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Peter Jacobson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing hall facilitating diverse and beautiful art and community - a new exhibition/installation/event every week. I’ve exhibited there - it was accessibly priced and beautifully set up with lots of people coming in from the street. I’ve also enjoyed sculpture, poetry, visual arts, a project comparing photos of dogs and their owners asking viewers to say yes or no to a likeness in each pair. Excited about the upcoming beatboxing battle here. This is Poneke (Wellington)
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Glenn on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful little gallery that caters for abled and disabled artists! My good friend here got to show off his art, have some food and drinks in a friendly warm painted atmosphere. Top effort Thistle Hall!
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Fiona Mackenzie on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thistle Hall is a great large hall space. It's a blank canvas for your events. It has a wooden floor, chairs, 10 or so tables and a small kitchen. Ventilation is via the small opening windows so it can get a bit hot in summer.
The kitchen has an oven and a stovetop but be aware that it is not equipped to cater for large events. It has very few cups, plates and cutlery. No industrial dishwasher. There is a hot water zip.
Wheelchair access via a lift.
It's a great venue and an asset to our community.
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Lorraine Ward on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The structure of the building is wonderful. I was upstairs, part of a comedy writing workshop- good fun, great people.
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Sin-Mae Chung on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great space! Always manned by great artists. The work you see in this gallery is always different and unique. 90 min and 60 min free parking around the gallery!
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Catherine Brown on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ often wonder what this venue will give as I try to scurry past, just as often i am stopped! SURPRISE!
A moment or two before catching the lights.
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Reimer Freitag on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Excellent gallery / art studio with local content, always worth a look!
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Muhammad waqas on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wonderful experience working. Treason was great in facilitating us with all the services available at the gallery.
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