The Friends had an absolute ball at the 100th celebrations! In 2008 we celebrated the centennial milestone of the Grant Family home. Aigantighe is Scottish Gaelic for ‘at home’. Who would have thought 100 years ago that the home for the Grant family would later become a home for art. The foundations that were laid a century ago allowed the public art museum to be founded in 1956. Since then the doors have been opened to the wider family of South Canterbury and beyond. With community support and passion, the Aigantighe now cares for the 3rd largest art collection in the South Island of New Zealand. The high caliber and variety of exhibitions are of an international standard. Together with the art collection the team of staff and volunteers makes the Aigantighe a destination for inspiration.