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CHRISTOPHER-ULUTUPU

HEMI MACGREGOR

Ahua Rereke

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Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery at Pukenamu Queen’s Park in the centre of Whanganui is one of New Zealand’s oldest purpose-built galleries. It first opened in 1919 and has a nationally significant permanent collection.

Reopened in November 2024 after a decade closed and an extensive redevelopment, the iconic Sarjeant Gallery has been earthquake strengthened, restored and extended with the addition of a modern new wing named Te Pātaka o Tā Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa.

The new wing’s design is the result of a co-design process between architects Warren and Mahoney and Te Kahui Toi o Tupoho. The acclaimed redevelopment project has been awarded several design, architecture, engineering awards in 2025.

The Sarjeant Gallery Redevelopment Project was a partnership between Whanganui District Council, Whanganui Iwi, Central Government, and supporters and benefactors, including large and small private donors and trusts, with support from the Sarjeant Gallery Trust.

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery now spans more than 4,500 sqm and features ten exhibition spaces, a reading room and library, a classroom, retail space, café, and publicly accessible event and meeting rooms. Additionally, the facility also includes a climate-controlled storage area for its nationally significant permanent collection of works, a photographic studio and workshops.

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery is a cultural facility of the Whanganui District Council, situated in the heart of Whanganui, which is Aotearoa New Zeland’s only designated UNESCO City of Design. The gallery was named one of the most anticipated cultural openings of 2024 in both Timeout Travel Magazine and National Geographic and in the first 12 months of operation the welcomed over 130,000 visitors.