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offices move to Tuam Street and that the City Architect report on this; that the sub-committeeconduct a comprehensive investigation into this and all other council owned sites.Suggests an Art Gallery Project Team be established with Director as convener and includerepresentative from Town Planning and Parks and Recreation.Christchurch City Council memo from Secretary and Associate Town Clerk to Director Parksand Recreation, 18 July 1978.Asked to nominate person to serve on project team.Christchurch City Council memo from Secretary and Associate Town Clerk to Deputy GeneralManager and City Engineer ,18 July 1978.Asked to nominate person to serve on project team.Letter from Robert McDougall Art Gallery Director T.L.R. Wilson [Rodney Wilson] to TheDirector, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, United States of America, 28 September 1978.Asking for images and floor-plans of that gallery’s location in a garden setting.Letter from Robert McDougall Art Gallery Director T.L.R. Wilson [Rodney Wilson] to TheDirector, Louisiana Museum, Denmark, 28 September 1978.Asking for images and floor-plans of that museum’s location in a garden setting.Letter from Hans Erik Wallin, Director of Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark toRodney Wilson, 11 October 1978.Encloses two books with images and floor-plans of current building and extensions that theyare planning.Newspaper clipping from Christchurch Star “$2000 report on art gallery”, 28 November 1978.Mr Robin Wade (British Museum designer) has been asked to report on future developmentsof Robert McDougall Art Gallery at a cost of $2000. Storage conditions at Gallery criticised byHelen Garrett and Christchurch City Council Cultural Committee have approved conversion ofbasement into more storage as soon as possible.Adoption of clause from Christchurch City Council Cultural Committee Report, 27 November1978. Chairperson was Helen Garrett.Proposal that Robert McDougall Art Gallery be linked with the Canterbury Museum outlinedand agreed to be explored further.Folder: 1c1979Letter from Rodney Wilson (Director, Robert McDougall Art Gallery) to Robin Wade, 29January 1979.Confirmation of Robin Wade’s trip to Christchurch in March to report on the Gallery with apreparatory brief included as background information.Newspaper clipping from the Christchurch Star “Survey shows city lags in cultural outlay”, 30January 1979.Robert McDougall Art Gallery Director Rodney Wilson tells the Christchurch City CouncilCultural Committee that the Gallery will remain underdeveloped if more funds are notreceived and that the Gallery receives substantially less money than other New Zealandgalleries.“Increase in staff for art gallery”, 30 January 1979.The Robert McDougall Art Gallery is looking to fill four new positions approved to by theChristchurch City Council Cultural Committee.Letter from Ken Gorbey, Director, Waikato Art Museum [undated but relates to otherdocuments of 7 March 1979].Application regarding remitting of Robin Wade’s fees [incomplete].