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City Gallery Wellington description and photos - New Zealand: Wellington. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is City Gallery Wellington.

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The Art Gallery is located in the heart of New Zealand's capital, Wellington, in Chivik Square Park. Opened in 1980, the Gallery has played a huge role in establishing Wellington as a capital. The Gallery occupied its current building only in 1993.

In 2009, a complete reconstruction of the building was carried out, which lasted a whole year. During the renovation, three more rooms were opened at the Gallery, including a room for an exhibition of Maori and Pacific art, and a new lecture hall. In September 2009, the Gallery was reopened to the public. The first collection after the reconstruction was the personal exhibition of the famous Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

The peculiarity of the Gallery is that it does not have its own permanent collection. There are always different works on display, united by one theme. Here you can also see solo exhibitions of world famous artists such as Kate Haring, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Tracey Emin, Sidney Nolen, Bridget Riley, Stanley Spensoer and many others. Also in the Gallery, the most famous New Zealand masters hold their personal exhibitions: Rita Agnes, Shane Cotton, Bill Hammond, Lawrence Aberhart, Ralph Hauter, Tony Thomason, etc.

In addition to visiting tourists, the Gallery hosts groups of students secondary schools through the education program from all over New Zealand. In addition to standard activities for students, the teacher can choose the topic and course of teaching students in the Gallery. Also, lectures, master classes, meetings and talks are regularly held here.

In 1998, the Art Gallery organized its own foundation, which anyone can enter. Each member of the fund has its own advantages, the scope of which depends on the level of membership.

For those who want to relax and have a bite, the Gallery has a small cozy Nikau Gallery Cafe, located on the ground floor, in the open air.

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