The Christchurch Art Gallery Design Store is the shop of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, at 49 Worcester Boulevard in the CBD. Its art-related gifts often reflect the exhibitions on show, and customers also mention books and cards that they say differ from other shops, plus local jewellery and art. The gallery is open 10am to 5pm daily, and until 9pm on Wednesdays. Bird Land: Te Kāhui Manu, Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga and He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil have recently opened.
Customers praise the helpful, kind staff, who went out of their way to find what they were after, and say the shop has a beautiful atmosphere. Parking is nearby and there are gallery toilets. One customer was unhappy with a joking reply a staff member gave to a question about the patu, and said they would not return or recommend the shop. Because the shop sits within the gallery, its range follows the gallery's own exhibitions, so visitors can take home something linked to what they have seen. Our pick in the CBD for art gifts linked to the gallery's exhibitions.