The 10 Best Museums in Nelson-Tasman Region, South Island

Korimako Studio gives visitors the opportunity to meet local artist Jan Thomson at work and view her paintings (both acrylic and watercolour), often local landscapes.The studio is open 10am-5pm most days- visitors are welcome to phone or email first to check.

Overlooking Motupipi Estuary, EarthSea Gallery is the Studio/Gallery of landscape painter Peter Geen. While Peter is a regionalist painter, finding inspiration in Abel Tasman & Kahurangi National Parks & Farewell Spit, he also enjoys capturing the wilderness of the southern mountains of NZ. Feel free to linger in Peter's gallery & absorb the perfection & ambiance of his paintings & giclee prints.

Michael MacMillan is known for his large outdoor Sculptures most commonly crafted from Polished Aggregate. His work is bold, reflective, textured,carved,kinetic New Zealand · Check out Michael s French Oak Country Homeware sold online and in store.

Fairholme Gallery is a fine art gallery set in one of the oldest settler homesteads of Golden Bay up the beautiful farmland of East Takaka Road. It offers a unique showcase of artwork from within and beyond Golden Bay in group, solo and inhouse shows within a wild and beautiful heritage garden setting.

The studio and workshop are situated in the idyllic village of Tasman. The studio at the front is the original store for the area, and has had life as general store, a cafe and a pottery shop. Come and see a working loom (sometimes we are just getting ready, so may not be working), have a try on our wee hand loom. See woodwork and weaving in a renovated 103 year old store.

Interactive Wooden Art Gallery, RARE CREATIONS offers Contemporary Furniture and a huge range of related wooden art and technical kit sets from 3 to 99 years old to bring back the lost creativity. It is the only gallery where it is almost compulsory to touch as we have many technical moving toys and sculptures.

Wall To Wall Art Nelson (formerly known as Art@203 Gallery) is a light, bright, vibrant and colourful gallery in central Nelson run by a collective of 12 passionate local artists, together with selected guests, offering a huge variety of amazing artworks, art cards, prints and gifts.

Sculpture 705 is an art complex comprising of a Courtyard, Studio Shop, Archway, Sculpture Garden and Workshop. Sculpture 705 also hosts the Loft Gallery and Slice of the Artifact. This years summer exhibition in the Loft Gallery is now open, an installation first shown at the local museum, The Body Snatchers ... A fairy tale? Tells the story of the first recorded Pākehā/Māori burial in the bay and the shenanigans that ensued afterwards. Also exhibiting, We're All In the Same Boat, He Waka Eke Noa. Plus of course, the many new sculptures, paintings, jewellery, and much, much more throughout the site.