Art Museum
Aigantighe Art Gallery
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Aigantighe Art Gallery is an art museum in Timaru District, New Zealand.
About Aigantighe Art Gallery
Aigantighe Art Gallery is an art gallery located in Timaru, New Zealand. It was established in 1956 and holds the South Island's third-largest public art museum collection. It also features a sculpture garden with work from New Zealand and international sculptors.
The Grant family, who had migrated to Timaru from Scotland, founded the gallery in 1956. It is located in a 1908 mansion, which was extended in 1978 with an additional wing for extended exhibition space.
The 1908 mansion was designed by the architect James S. Turnbull (1864–1947). On 23 June 1983, the building was classified D by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand). When the classification system was changed, the building was designated a Category II historic place.
Aigantighe Art Gallery by the numbers
- Founded
- 1956
Plan your visit
Aigantighe Art Gallery
- Website
- www.aigantighe.co.nz
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