GCUR is the catalyst for the overall re-imagination and rejuvenation of the abandoned Gonville municipal centre. It incorporates the following:
• project work space
• venues for talks, conferences and screenings
• reading room, archive and research centre
• micro exhibition space
• publishing house and printery

GCUR embraces architecture, art, urban design, publishing, photography and film.




projects
The Gonville town centre sat largely unused for more than a decade. The GCUR development is the catalyst to bring it back to life as a place to live, work and gather. Its past will be celebrated and its future re-imagined as new uses are created for the municipal baths, the town hall and the fire station.


talks & screenings
The Gonville Town Hall provides a 150-seat public venue in the tradition of community halls throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. It has hosted concerts, celebrations, screenings, installations and lectures. It has also resumed its historic role as the home of ballroom dancing in Whanganui.


research
GCUR has a collection of over 700 books and periodicals as well as a reference collection of essays and articles from on-line and other sources. Researchers, writers and practitioners in any relevant field are welcome to use it as a reading room and writing space.
In collaboration with the Architectural Centre Inc, it is working on the establishment of a nation-wide archive of plans, drawings, photographs and other material documenting the built environment.


residencies
Short-term residencies for artists, architects and researchers are available in the Changing Room, the one-bedroom apartment attached to GCUR.


exhibitions
Small exhibitions related to GCUR’s sphere of interest are presented from time to time.


consultancy
GCUR is the headquarters of Heritage Associates, a consultancy for the development needs of small to medium museums and heritage organisations. Services include strategic planning, project management, database development and publishing.


publishing
GCUR is the home of Small Bore Books, a specialist imprint focused on reviving archival texts about art, architecture and design. The Centre will also publish and print monographs on urban themes.