ExhibitionsNgā whakaaturanga
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Note: Level 5 art galleries are currently closed for maintenance.
Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection
Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection is a big noisy group show featuring contemporary art made by Gen X artists. This exhibition is presented by City Gallery Wellington.
On now
27 July – 20 October 2024
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Karetao-puoro
Visit three karetao-puoro (instruments that are figures too) created by artist James Webster to give karetao a voice by incorporating taonga puoro into their design. Watch the whānau of karetao in action in Tokotū (Rise Up), the story of Ranginui and Papatūānuku.
On now
Wed 5 Jun – mid 2026
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Manu Rere Moana
The navigation of the Pacific by waka hourua | double-hulled sailing waka is one of the great achievements of human technology. This exhibition celebrates the mātauranga of celestial navigation that enabled these extraordinary voyages.
On now
Permanent exhibition
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga
Past exhibitions
Dinosaurs of Patagonia | Ngā Taniwha o Rūpapa
An astonishing exhibition of the dinosaurs of Patagonia, South America – which included the Patagotitan, one of the most massive creatures ever to walk the planet, life-sized casts, and real fossils up to 230 million years old.
Closed
16 Dec 2023 – 28 Apr 2024
Exhibition Ngā whakaaturanga