Art Gallery - G2

"Te Manawa stores part of its collections on 24 floor-to-ceiling racks."

The racks hold objects that range from wall-mounted sculptures and paintings to photographs, and even items from the social history collection.

They’re not organised by artist, value or type – all that matters is the best use of space! Because we’re exhibiting them as they’re stored, this can create some interesting juxtapositions as unusual combinations of artworks end up hanging side by side – on the rack democracy rules.

Every season Te Manawa will change the works in this gallery, so return often enough and you’ll get to see all 24 racks.

Nau mai, haere mai! – Open daily from 10am to 5pm. General admission is free – donations welcome. 0800-4-A-MUSEUM.