The Suter Art Gallery
Te Aratoi o Whakatū
A regional art gallery opened in 1899 beside the Queens Gardens, with a collection of colonial-era New Zealand landscapes and contemporary art.
The Suter Art Gallery was built in memory of Andrew Suter, Nelson's second bishop, and is one of New Zealand's earliest public art galleries. It reopened in 2016 after an extension. Its collection is known for 19th-century colonial landscape watercolours by artists including John Gully, and it also hosts contemporary local art and ceramics exhibitions. Entry is free. There is a café and a cinema on site, and the Queens Gardens are just outside, so you can easily combine the two.
Opening hours
09:30–16:30
Nearby sights
- Nelson Provincial Museum
- Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson
- Queens Gardens
- Nelson Market
- Centre of New Zealand
- Founders Heritage Park
- Boulder Bank & Lighthouse
- Tahunanui Beach