Heralded in 1888 as 'the first permanent Art Gallery in the
Dominion', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki remains the largest
art institution in New Zealand, with a collection numbering over
15,000 works.
Overview
These include major holdings of New Zealand historic, modern and
contemporary art, and outstanding works by Māori and Pacific
artists, as well as European painting, sculpture and print
collections ranging in date from 1376 to the present day.
Auckland Art Gallery continues to actively acquire works across
all collection areas. Acquisition funding comes from Auckland
Council, as well as from a significant number of private donations.
Works also enter the collection through gift, bequest or long
loan.
The Auckland Art Gallery supports the
exhibition programmes of other public art galleries and museums
throughout New Zealand and overseas by making its collection
available for loan. Our loans policy is available to view
or download here.
COPYRIGHT
The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
is grateful to all the artists and copyright holders who have given
their permission for images to appear on this website. None of the
content on this site may be reproduced, transmitted or copied
without our permission except for the purposes of private study and
research, criticism and review, or education consistent with the
provisions of Sections 40 to 44 of the New Zealand Copyright Act,
1994. Contravention is an infringement of the Act. Refer to our Photography and copyright
policy and to Reproductions for details about
publishing images from our collection.
MĀORI IMAGES
The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
is grateful to all the descendants who have given permission for
images of their ancestors to appear on this website. These images
have special significance for Māori and we ask users to treat these
images, and other portraits, with respect. Please view and store
these images in study areas only. The presence of food and drink or
display in inappropriate ways will denigrate their spiritual
significance.
Image credit: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Vestibolo
d'antico tempio... (Vestibule of an ancient temple), circa
1743, etching, Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi
o Tamaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982