Encounter Gallery - New Zealand Design

A vast collection of New Zealand design will have its first dedicated home, from November 24, at the Auckland Museum.

The New Zealand Gallery, Encounter will showcase 1100 of the museum’s 7000 pieces of local design making it the most comprehensive collection in the country. It will reveal the best examples by local designers embracing the widest spectrum of works from the collections. Items such as Huia beak brooches, Zambesi couture and modern furniture all proudly take their place.

This stunning new gallery will provide the first historical survey outlining the development of the decorative arts in Aotearoa since 1840.