Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery is an art gallery at 4 Pukenamu Drive, in Pukenamu Queen's Park, Whanganui, rated 4.5 from 366 Google reviews. Reviewers mention free admission, local artists, the new wing, a gift shop and a cafe.
The website says the gallery first opened in 1919 and reopened in November 2024 after a decade closed and an extensive redevelopment. It has been earthquake strengthened, restored and extended with a new wing, Te Pātaka o Tā Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa. The gallery now spans more than 4,500 sqm, with ten exhibition spaces, a reading room and library, a classroom, a gift shop and a cafe. It also houses a nationally significant permanent collection. A biennial exhibition series, Ināianei | Current, is announced for November 2026.
For art, local history and a coffee in Whanganui, the Sarjeant Gallery on Pukenamu Drive is well worth a visit.