Neighbourhood Hangs: Your Guide to Karangahape Road

A covered arcade filled with shops.
The somewhat brighter, more vivacious cousin of Ponsonby Road, Auckland's Karangahape Road boasts just as much foot traffic and loyal lovers who come for the vintage shopping and community-conscious eateries.

Objectspace

A colourful art installation inside Objectspace Auckland.
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Objectspace in Auckland is a public gallery dedicated to the fields of design, craft and architecture.

Sumer Art Gallery

The purple and white exterior of Sumer gallery in Auckland.
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It’s hard to miss. The building façade is painted in semaphore-like triangles of bright purple and white, located centrally on Beach Road near Britomart.

Bergman Gallery

Six painted flowers on a wall.
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Since June 2022, the modern and inclusive Bergman Gallery has been enhancing the upper stretches of Auckland’s arty-infused Karangahape Road.

Black Door Gallery

Various artworks on display including a glass bird in the foreground at Black Door Gallery, Auckland.
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Parnell is well known and loved for its thriving creative scene.

Anna Miles Gallery

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With a background as an art critic, curator and lecturer, Anna Miles opened her gallery in 2003 having decided it would be more productive to be a champion than a critic.

Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki

An entrance to the gallery.
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Open all day every day, you can count on the gallery as a sojourn from the bustling city.

Artspace Aotearoa

The exterior of the building.
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A gallery true to its name.

Gow Langsford Gallery

Close up of an artwork.
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Offering viewers an opportunity to hone their artistic appreciation into more specific areas away from mainstream exhibition

Auckland Museum

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Entering this museum opens up a world filled with new discoveries.