Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery

About

Te Uru opened in 2014 beside Lopdell House at the Titirangi roundabout, and it is the serious contemporary art gallery on this side of the city. Five galleries across a Mitchell and Stout building, with a programme that leans towards survey shows, intergenerational pairings and artists who have been overlooked rather than the obvious names. Entry is free and it opens daily. The Portage Ceramic Awards land here each summer and are worth planning a visit around. Lopdell House next door was built in 1930 as the Hotel Titirangi and spent forty years as a School for the Deaf. There is a gallery store with ceramics and homewares, a mobility park at the front entrance and a spare wheelchair. The gallery says it is wheelchair accessible throughout, but the lift has been out of service before, so ring ahead if you need it.