Our vision is reflected in the Maori name given to The Suter:

‘Te Aratoi o Whakatu’

Art is the Pathway for Whakatu – Nelson’

The Suter was established in 1898 by Amelia Suter as a memorial to her husband Bishop Andrew Suter.  It is the third oldest art museum in New Zealand.

The Suter holds a nationally significant collection of art and presents a dynamic program of exhibitions, events and education services.

208 Bridge Street,
Nelson, New Zealand
Open every day
10:30am - 4:30pm

T: +64 3 548 4699
F: +64 3 548 1236
E: info@thesuter.org.nz

ADMISSION:
$3 Adults
$1 Concessions with ID
50c Children
Free every Saturday

Closed Christmas Day,
New Year's Day and
Good Friday.

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

INFILL
26 June – 8 August
Infill is a group exhibition by the SubArt Collective, a group that stages exhibitions which interrogate the terrain between fine art and design. Infill investigates the contemporary suburban experience and plays with the similarity of proportions between the Original Gallery and the 1/4 acre section. 

DIASPORA
PLURALISM AND SINGULARITY
31 July – 12 September

This exhibition brings together the work of six very different New Zealand artists. They work in a variety of media, covering the spectrum of current art approaches: drawings by Richard Lewer and sculpture by Denis O’Connor sit alongside the photography of Fiona Pardington, and paintings by Gretchen Albrecht, Tony Lane and James Ross.