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Picture above: Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki.

South Taranaki has a rich and dynamic history as well as a very active arts community. See below a range of galleries and museums which bring to life South Taranaki's turbulant past.

Tawhiti Museum Tawhiti Museum started out as a hobby and small private collection and has grown rapidly with public demand to become the focus of an i...
Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki
Elvis Presley Memorial Record Room This collection of Elvis memorabilia, regarded as one of the most extensive in Australasia, contains thousands of rare and expensive re...
Lysaght Watt Gallery The Lysaght Watt Gallery is a community facility providing a space for artists to exhibit and showcase their works. Exhibits change mon...
Rutherford Lighthouse Museum The Rutherford Lighthouse Museum at the end of Bayley Road is a specially designed replica lighthouse housing the 1850’s Fresnil Prisma...
Village Gallery A community art gallery based in Eltham with exhibitions of paintings, pottery and fibre art by artists throughout Taranaki. Exhibition...
Black Sand Studio A working artist studio and gallery with pieces of artwork on display and for sale - 20 km out of Wanganui at Maxwell. For more informa...
PTO Gallery PTO Gallery A contemporary gallery representing established and emerging artists from Taranaki and beyond. 45 Bridge Street, E...
Lisa Walsh Glass Studio Lisa Walsh Glass Studio Glass and missed media artist studio and Gallery. Lisa is an international and national award winning glas...
Waverley Railway Museum Oturi Rd, Waverley, ph 06 3465231 or 06 3465083 A collection of railway memorabilia. Open Saturday 8.30-11am. Other times by a...
Taranaki Country Music Hall of Fame Situated in Manaia on Surf Highway 45 the Taranaki Country Music Hall of Fame is a show place plus museum and there is a little Shop fo...
Hazelwood Horse Ornament Collection 2 Dawson Street, Kaponga, ph/fax 06 764 6476 Horse ornaments from all over the world adorn this household of horse paraphernalia. W...
Patea Craft Shop and Gallery Patea Craft Shop and Gallery A community gallery featuring artworks by local and surrounding area artists for sale. The Craft shop...
Opunake Mural Trail Opunake Mural Trail Murals depicting historical images taken from local photographs and contemporary work feature throughout the co...

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Address: 105-111 Albion St, Hawera 4610

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South Taranaki Arts Facilitator

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Kina NZ Design and Art Space

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Real Tart Gallery

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