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Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

Called a “must see” by Timeout Travel and National Geographic, Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery at Pukenamu Queen’s Park in Whanganui – Aotearoa New Zealand’s only UNESCO City of Design – is a cultural jewel of the Whanganui District Council.

It first opened in 1919, making it one of the oldest galleries in New Zealand, and reopened in November 2024 after a decade closed and an extensive redevelopment.
Today’s iconic Sarjeant Gallery has been earthquake strengthened, restored and extended with the addition of a modern new wing named Te Pātaka o Tā Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa.

The new wing is the fruit of a co-design process between architects Warren and Mahoney and Te Kahui Toi o Tupoho. The acclaimed redevelopment project received several design, architecture, and engineering awards.

The Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment was a partnership between Whanganui District Council, Whanganui Iwi, Central Government, and supporters and benefactors, including large and small private donors and trusts, with support from the Sarjeant Gallery Trust.

The gallery now spans more than 4,500 sqm and features ten exhibition spaces, a reading room and library, a classroom, gift shop, café, and publicly accessible event and meeting rooms. The gallery also includes a climate-controlled storage area for its nationally significant permanent collection of works, a photographic studio and workshops.
In the first 12 months of operation the redeveloped Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery welcomed over 130,000 visitors from across New Zealand and around the world.