Dunedin Public Art Gallery — Attraction in South Island

Okay, this is not the Met in New York nor the Louvre, but for what it is it is a good small collection. Whoever does the arranging of the pieces and the lighting should be congratulated. There were pieces by some famous artists, including Picasso, Constable, Nolan, Turner, Angus, Lowrey, and some other good artists whoe names I did not recognise. I particularly liked the Nolan one from the Ned Kelly series. The rooms are arranged according to various themes.There is modern art and some from early 20th and from the 19th centuries. The current Chinese exhibition was really quite interesting particularly the paintings in the classic style but made of built of tiny paintings of antennas, and skyscrapers. If you enjoy a short (~1 hour, for people who like galleries but don't study in great detail) gallery experience this one is really pretty nice. I will go each time I...

Situated right at the Octagon, this art gallery is a delight to visit. Making very good use of the space of this renovated building, the displays are well laid out. There are a large collection of old and modern artworks by NZ artists and also international ones. I particularly like e.g. the collection on Frances Hodgkins (not usually seen outside NZ). At the time of visit, a major exhibition on Gordon Walters: New Vision, Grahame Sydney: Etched in Time, Philip Jarvis: Toothpaste Tubes doing Parkour, plus some other modern pieces were all interesting to me. The Nova Cafe attached to it is...

This was my second visit to Dunedin Art Gallery. It is a real privilege to have this gallery in New Zealand, and thank you to the founders of Dunedin Art Society for establishing this great gallery. With examples from the masters such as Monet, Gainsborough, and Constable, to more contemporary exhibitions, and a goodly number of New Zealand's best known artists such as Rita Angus. Frances Hodgkins hailed from Dunedin, so usually a good selection of her work - her father was one of the founders of the Dunedin Art Society. Much of her work is currently at the Auckland Art Gallery in a...