Opened in 1888, the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of New Zealand and international art in the country with over 14,000 works of art. Located in the heart of Auckland City, the Gallery is within easy access from all modes of public transport. While the main building is under development, all exhibitions and events continue at the New Gallery across the road. Works by New Zealand artists are on show in ground floor collection displays. Upstairs, special exhibitions feature works by prominent New Zealand and international artists.
What's on

Degas to DaliMeet the Masters from the National Galleries of Scotland.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is to present Degas to Dalí - an outstanding exhibition of international modern artists whose work spans 100 ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: Whizz Bang PopLet your eyes grow wide, your hearing sharpen and your nerves tingle as sculpture, painting, photographs, videos and prints bring your senses roaring to life. From the eye-watering op art of Bridget Riley's Nineteen ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions British and French ModernismModernism was posited on the belief that the present - what was happening now, the activities of city and country life, the lives, loves and foibles of everyday people - was central. History was swept aside and art never ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions Toi AotearoaExplore the Gallery's permanent collection in one of the largest and most absorbing presentations of New Zealand art. Travel from the present day back to the 1600s, uncovering the creativity and cultural diversity of New ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions From French Chateau to Kauri CanopyFrom French Chateau to Kauri Canopy: The Gallery’s Architecture.
Since the first designs were drawn in 1883, the Gallery's architecture has evolved continuously to house a growing collection and accommodate ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions Victorian Tales of Love and EnchantmentYearning and desire - for a loved one, an unrequited love, a way of life long gone - underlies many of the paintings in Victorian Tales of Love and Enchantment.
During the 19th century, exploration and archaeological ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions Speed and FlightOne of the most remarkable episodes in British printmaking is the rise of the humble linocut in the 1930s. English artist and teacher Claude Flight championed the linocut and in the process attracted many talented ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions Made Active: The Chartwell ShowClimb to the Gallery's highest level and come across works suspended between inactivity and activity. Explore ideas of 'action' through the work of sculpture, performance and installation artists, such as Alicia ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions Sriwhana Spong: Actions and RemainsPlay your part in bringing artist Sriwhana Spong's Actions and Remains to life. Hovering mid-way between sculpture garden and stage set, it references dance and performance, action and memory, and theatrical ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 16-May-2012, 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012
View more sessions Made Active Performances: Louise Menzies and Louise Tu'uO Le Tulipe Uliuli is the Samoan title for Alexandre Dumas' 1850 novel La Tulipe Noire, The Black Tulip. Translated in abridged form by Aiono Fanaafi Le Tagaloa, O Le Tulipe Uliuli was first published by Le Lamepa Press, ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 17-May-2012, 18-May-2012, 19-May-2012, 20-May-2012, 21-May-2012, 22-May-2012
View more sessions Chamber Music: CelloMusicians Robert Drage, Eunice Park, Yoon Bee Jee, Annie Kim, Yoojung Lee, Paul Lee, Ilya Chataline, Amber Constable and Davin Shin perform a range of solo and ensemble works for cello.
Sunday 20 May - 12pm & ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 20-May-2012, 20-May-2012
David Maskill on Speed and FlightDavid Maskill is the Programme Director at the School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington) and specialises in the history of prints and print collecting.
Join David for ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 20-May-2012
Degas to Dalí: From Pictorialism to Modern PhotographyProfessor Geoffrey Batchen (Victoria University of Wellington) discusses how the relationship of photography to art movements changed radically from the 1880s to the late 1940s.
From being on the outer, the medium was ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 20-May-2012
Open LateThe entire Gallery* will be open until 8pm every Tuesday from 3 April so you can get your fill of Degas to Dalí and all our other exhibitions. Grab your friends, family or workmates, experience the Gallery after dark ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 22-May-2012
Degas to Dalí: Mary Kisler and Natasha Conland on van GoghJoin Mary Kisler (Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art) and Natasha Conland (Curator, Contemporary Art) as they discuss the works by Vincent van Gogh that feature in the Degas to Dalí ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 27-May-2012
Julia Waite and Oliver Stead on Rex Nan KivellArts writer and Deputy Director of the Wallace Arts Trust, Dr Oliver Stead, joins Assistant Curator Julia Waite for a discussion on the extraordinary life of Sir Rex Nan Kivell, who generously donated 311 works on paper ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 27-May-2012
Open LateThe entire Gallery* will be open until 8pm every Tuesday from 3 April so you can get your fill of Degas to Dalí and all our other exhibitions. Grab your friends, family or workmates, experience the Gallery after dark ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 29-May-2012
Behind the Scenes Tour: Paper ConservationBe part of an exclusive group of Gallery visitors and go behind the scenes into the Gallery's paper conservation studios.
More than just a tour, you will meet the conservators, discuss current projects and current ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 30-May-2012, 27-Jun-2012, 25-Jul-2012, 29-Aug-2012, 26-Sep-2012, 30-Oct-2012
View more sessions Made Active Performances: Finn Ferrier - The Artist's DeskBring a story and a stone to be catalogued by the artist; or just come along to see his personal collection.
Level 2 exhibition spaces
Image: Finn Ferrier, Karamuramu, 2009-2012, courtesy of the artist
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 02-Jun-2012
Talking Culture - Sunday SeriesPresented by Lowepro and Auckland Festival of Photography. A 3 week Sunday series of talks, presentations and debates about photography. Hosted at the Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium. Entry is free to these popular ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 03-Jun-2012, 10-Jun-2012, 17-Jun-2012
Festival of Photography: Sam Harris- From London to the BushAuckland Festival of Photography 2012: Talking Culture Sunday Series
Born and raised in south London, Sam Harris is a self-taught photographer. A visual presentation covering his career as a music photographer in ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 03-Jun-2012
Auckland Festival of Photography: Asia Pacific PhotoforumAuckland Festival of Photography 2012: Talking Culture Sunday Series
Debate on the importance of photography festivals with key members of the Australian and New Zealand Festivals.
With Jeff Moorfoot, Director, ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 03-Jun-2012
Behind the Scenes Tour: Painting ConservationBe part of an exclusive group of Gallery visitors and go behind the scenes into the Gallery's painting conservation studios.
More than just a tour, you will meet the conservators, discuss current projects and current ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 06-Jun-2012, 04-Jul-2012, 01-Aug-2012, 05-Sep-2012, 02-Oct-2012, 06-Nov-2012
View more sessions Festival of Photography: Getty Images - Behind the LensAuckland Festival of Photography 2012: Talking Culture Sunday Series
Behind the Lens: Capturing iconic images at the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Power. Beauty. Athletic prowess. The Olympic Games have generated ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 10-Jun-2012
Daniel Alexander & Patrick Dalton – 1 Day 6 CitiesAuckland Festival of Photography 2012: Talking Culture Sunday Series
Daniel, a Lecturer of Photography in Portsmouth, UK, and Patrick, a photographer based in London, host a discussion about their international ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 10-Jun-2012
Natalie Marshall on the Alexander Turnbull LibraryAuckland Festival of Photography 2012: Talking Culture Sunday Series
Natalie Marshall is Curator of Photographs at the Alexander Turnbull Library, the National Library of New Zealand. She will give an illustrated talk ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 17-Jun-2012
Festival of Photography: Ron Brownson - Pacific CameraworkAuckland Festival of Photography 2012: Talking Culture Sunday Series
Ron Brownson, Senior Curator New Zealand and Pacific art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki speaks on Pacific camerawork.
Thomas Andrew was ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 17-Jun-2012
Auckland Festival of Photography: Film screening - MoonbugAuckland Festival of Photography 2012: Talking Culture Sunday Series
Bitten by the 'Moonbug', photographer Steve Pyke set out on a journey across America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers, ...
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 24-Jun-2012
Made Active: Hannah Valentine - Subservience to Ends (1.2)Athletic prowess combines with creative endeavour in this art-meets-fitness-training performance piece.
North Atrium
Image: Hannah Valentine, The Stage Is Yours, 2011, film still, courtesy of the artist
Region:Auckland CBD
Dates: 30-Jun-2012