Museums and Galleries

Galleries

• Eastbourne is home to both Rona Gallery and Van Helden Gallery.
• The Hutt Art Society's Odlin Gallery in Myrtle Street (opposite TheNewDowse) features a regular changing display of local and international art and craft.
• The Williams Gallery is at 326 Jackson St Petone.
• The Lewis Paape Gallery is at 330 High St Lower Hutt. You will find stocks of quality Fine Arts by selected top grade artists including Colonial and earlier works. A range of 18th and 19th centry European works are also available.
• Farsite Gallery is a community gallery hosted by Hutt Valley Community Arts,
  which supports the Hutt Valley's local emerging and professional artists.
  You will find a wide variety of exhibitions throughout the year.
• Solace Art Gallery is a gallery supporting and exhibiting established and emerging artists in the western hills and valley floor. The gallery is situated in the Maungaraki Shopping Centre.

 

Museums

TheNewDowse Art Museum has an ever changing display of contemporary works from New Zealand and abroad. The Dowse is located on Laings Road in the city's Civic Centre and has an excellent cafe on site.

The Petone Settlers Museum is located on the Esplanade, on Petone's foreshore. The museum provides an interesting insight into the migration and settlement of people into our region.

The Wainuiomata museum is run by the local Historical Society and is open each Sunday afternoon from 2pm to 4pm. Entry is by donation. This museum is situated within two classrooms in the grounds of Wainuiomata School in Homedale Road. One room has been retained as a period classroom, while the other contains museum articles depicting life in the Wainuiomata valley in years gone by.