Aigantighe Art Gallery — Attraction in South Island

I chanced upon the gallery just zooming in and out of gmaps for timaru.. its a very peaceful and to be honest, quite impressive art gallery. Not a huge place but exhibits so many artists' work. As i understood, its uses the old Grant's house as a gallery and thus, it also showcases the house's rooms and even the old kitchen! And i loved that, its like seeing what i've read of old-english aristocratic houses coming to life. 😍

The gallery itself, the works itself is very varied. Its paintings hung bold and proud on its walls. There's even a small corner where u could silent-bid for one of the painting. How cool is that!

The gallery is FOC and i think they do have seasonal events to keep things fresh and engaging too. Spent a good 2hrs there.

Oh! There's also an outdoor garden with exhibits...

Beautiful place. Went to the Timaru Aigantighe Art Gallery on Monday. This amazing place was orginally the home biult in 1905 for Mr Alexander Grant and Helen Grant who emigrated from Scotland and lived here for 50 years while farming Grays Hills Station in the Mackenzie Country. Their children gifted the house and grounds to the people of Timaru in 1955. One of the Pine trees on the property is the winter home for Monarch Butterflies overwintering...

Very helpful and friendly staff and enthusiastic staff. Coping well with ongoing structural issues. Perhaps put the donation box in a more prominent place. Sculpture trail and gardens are a tranqil place to relax and enjoy. More could be made of the outdoor space with addition of a cafe?outdoor teaching space for school children. Beautiful setting and gorgeous...