Christchurch Art Gallery Reviews

Always something new to see and great to get lost in all the art love this place

Loved the historical and contemporary art. Definitely worth taking a visit. And it's FREE!

An incredible art gallery in the heart of the CBD. A must visit if staying in Christchurch #ztoachch

Lots of space, seems empty but hours of art to look at

Beautiful museum lots of expositions to visit.
Great atmosphere

Great place to stop and look, you'll be impressed. Great little market on the weekends

Amazing place..visit without rushing spend time and read . There are enough place to sit ,relax and discuss.

Probably the brightest place in the city. The entrance is free. Very interesting and informative. There are children's installations.

Chanced upon this gem as we were wandering around Christchurch. We're no artsy family hence it wasn't in our itinerary but I'm pretty glad we stopped by! Great number of exhibited pieces but we mostly enjoyed WHERIKO-BRILLIANT.We visited for the special exhibition of William Wegman prints and video. It was great. The rest of the gallery was free, so I took in the historical photo exhibit room, too. The gift shop is stellar, too.

Seen this a while ago at Dunedin Gallery when I was younger, seeing it again was really wonderful since I was talking about the exact piece before I came in that day!
Really weird coincidence but 10/10 would come back a lot. Good variety of collections all times of the year.

Certainly, the museum with glass-covered modern architecture, which opened around 2004, is built over the 2011 earthquake. I do not know now, but since I was able to enter for free at the beginning of completion, I went to see several times. The portrait of the big lady standing is impressive. During the walk I noticed that there was an old building with the previous moist appearance on the west side of the museum in Hagley Park.

Superb restaurant, Universo - great food, reasonable prices, very attentive service. I lacked the time to view the galleries but the exhibitions looked enticing. Marvellous asset to Christchurch.

Big building but ultimately not a very big exhibition

Amazing mesuem for the price of free (donations welcomed)! It seems to go on forever; you'll be tired of walking by the time you are through it all. I would recommend setting aside a minimum of two hours for it. Quite interesting exhibits they have.

Nice collection of art work set in large, airy spaces. Free admission.

Well worth a visit eclectic collections housed in building which is a work of art itself + a very good coffee shop

A sleek modern building, with different types of art. It was partly closed due to changing exhibition

Great place to go for Christmas Movie.. Free with popcorn

Much bigger & better exhibition than I expected. Impressive building & some master pieces with detailed instructions. Highly recommended, a must-see place in Christchurch. Free entry.

Went to see the Len Lye exhibition. I highly recommend it.

Amazing museum!!
Very large with interesting exhibitions!

A wonderful variety of artistic experiences. My seven year old grandson and I both really enjoyed it.

Amazing place with lots of different types of art do something to please everyone. Very helpful staff

To be honest I'm not too fussed by many of the exhibitions, and I think it's a bit lame how these use various themes (e.g. hair, animals) to decide which bits of their own collection they bring out of storage. However, it's a privilege to be able to be not fussed by such a rich and varied collection in such a wonderful facility. Free admission too. Awesome.

Excellent,beautiful,well laid out....I love the gallery and will be back..

Was not impressed my 3 year old daughter had a balloon and was told she had to hand on to desk and could not carry it around with her as it was a danger so we left their was no way I could take a balloon off her their would of been tears .

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Such a great time visiting this beautiful museum. Definitely a must if you're passing through Christchurch whilst travelling. I could have spent all day here. The exhibitions were astounding and the staff were all friendly and eager to learn how they can improve the experience for guests. Will definitely come back again when in Christchurch :) <3 xxxx

It is lovely to have regularly changing exhibitions. The gift shop is a lovely wee place to visit. The latest Christchurch dislay is amazing!!

Cool place to spend an hour or so. Free entry as well.

Wonderful little gallery with very interesting exhibitions of portrait and modern art. The shop has lovely gifts and jewellery!

The art gallery is awesome! Amazing exhibitions with some really good NZ art. I like that there are also info boards that explain a lot about Maori & European history in NZ. Great way for travellers to connect with our unique history.

A perfect contemporary museum - for free with awesome guided public tours!

great things to see..well laid out with a great restaurant in the same building..

In addition to art works, there is always something happening here. Bar and restaurant too.

Very cool self-made art to buy there! You should definitely drop by and have a look!

This gallery has great contemporary art pieces by New Zealand artists and some pieces by old masters. A great place to appreciate modern art and traditional paintings. A must visit for me and my wife everytime I'm in Chch.

Always has cool new exhibits. The staff are very friendly and helpful

I loved it here, I spent so many hours in here perusing the galleries. I enjoyed the variety of art on display: paintings, sculptures, videos, optics, and a neon sign. They have a great collection and excellent descriptions of the artworks next to them. I also really appreciated that entry was free.

Nice modern building with interesting displays of a large variety of arts

Always a treat to visit ! This February 2018, the Say Something! Jacqueline Fahey show is a show stopper for me. Love it. Will return soon as possible

Great place thank you to the lovely volunteer for showing us around.

There are 2 amazing must see Maori portrait paintings here among other great and though provoking pieces. Come here and bring the sketchbook and watercolors!

Very friendly and helpful staff, great facilities and always some great exhibitions to look at.

Must visit if you are art lover / Architect or having ample time in Cristchurch

Excellent shows, a must for all visitors to Christchurch.

Amazing place but they should name the artist who sanded and polished the timber floors they are spectacular!! Like wow!!!

Excellent art gallery very modern with a wide selection of art to get close to and view. Regular exhibitions and free entry.

Fantastic art gallery and must see if you visit Christchurch.

A very pleasant visit, lot's of good New Zealand art. Well worth the time.